The Regency of Lindblum

[Wuggly Blight]

A regency is a nation, or land obviously ruled by a Regent, however a Regent is a person like a governor placed in charge by a monarch to rule a land with powers of head of state or his own lands while he is unable. The point being, a regent rules by a Monarch's will to control his, or his empires lands so question being... Why is Cid a regent...?
I guess Square wanted to vary the titles as King, King, King, Queen gets dull but, well... ideas?

[Dignified Pauper]

Because Alexandria is the kingdom, the other two are regents?

That's what I understood it as.

exit Marick in slow stride

[sayen]

alexandreas a kindom lindablums a regencey burmucia is a kindom as it has a king clerya i dunno its never sid mybie its some kind of high prest thingy

[Mercen-X]

Lindblum is a Regency of Alexandria as they are related nations. :meditate: (closest I could find to a shrug)

[Masamune·1600]

That meaning of Regent doesn't seem to extend beyond the title. Lindblum is totally autonomous from Alexandria, and there is no evidence Cid was appointed by a higher power or outside agent. Also, when Cid speaks of potential war between Lindblum and Alexandria, he does not speak of "civil war." Lindblum's independence points to a different meaning of the title, which can simply mean "ruler." In any case, it's certainly not unheard of for titles and postions to be altered for specific fantasy settings, which is likely the case here.