Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A joint regent or ruler.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A joint regent or ruler.
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Examples
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Amunhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten, and when Nefertiti became co-regent with her husband she changed her name to Ankhkheperura-Neferneferuaten.
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She was meant to rule as a co-regent only until her stepson Thutmose III matured, but she effectively took the reins and was recognized as the pharaoh by the royal court and religious officials until her death in 1457 B.C.,
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Shelomith could well have been the co-regent as well as spouse of Elnathan, who is mentioned as governor in another seal.
Shelomith 2: Bible. 2009
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How does declaring Nefertiti co-regent change Amunhotep's position?
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She was meant to rule as a co-regent only until her stepson Thutmose III matured, but she effectively took the reins and was recognized as the pharaoh by the royal court and religious officials until her death in 1457 B.C., Egyptologists say.
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Thutmose III was named her co-regent, but effectively she was the power in Egypt for the next 21 years.
Hatshepsut: The Lost Queen of Egypt Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2009
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Perhaps she had the status of gebira “queen mother” (Ben-Barak), or of “co-regent” (Brenner).
Jezebel: Bible. 2009
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Thutmose III was named her co-regent, but effectively she was the power in Egypt for the next 21 years.
Archive 2009-09-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2009
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(Lucius Verus, his co-regent and husband of his daughter Lucilla, died before him).
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But there's Nefertiti also to consider -- the great royal wife who in later years functioned as Akhenaten's co-regent.
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