Regent

Hi there, sweetie! Regent is a person who rules a country or an area on behalf of someone else.

It's like when you play pretend and designate someone to be the leader of your group. They get to make important decisions and be in charge of things.

In countries, sometimes the king or queen might be too young to rule, or they might go away on vacation, and so the regent steps in to make sure everything runs smoothly.

Basically, a regent is like a temporary leader who takes care of things until the real leader can take over again.