Definitions for vicegerentvaɪsˈdʒɪər ənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vice•ge•rentvaɪsˈdʒɪər ənt(n.)
an officer appointed to serve as a deputy, esp. to a sovereign or supreme chief.
Category: Government
Origin of vicegerent:
1530–40; < NL vicegerent-, s. of vicegerēns managing instead of = L vice (see vice3) +gerēns, prp. of gerere to carry on, conduct
Princeton's WordNet
vicegerent(noun)
someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy
Wiktionary
vicegerent(Noun)
The official administrative deputy of a ruler or head of state; viceregent.
Origin: From vicegerens.
Webster Dictionary
Vicegerent(adj)
having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another
Vicegerent(adj)
having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another
Vicegerent(noun)
an officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a vicar
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