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1. (n.) vicegerent
an officer appointed to serve as a deputy, esp. to a sovereign or supreme chief.
Etymology: (1530–40; < NL vicegerent-, s. of vicegerēns managing instead of = L vice (see vice3) +gerēns, prp. of gerere to carry on, conduct)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) vicegerent
someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy
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1. (adj) vicegerent
having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another
2. (adj) vicegerent
having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another
3. (noun) vicegerent
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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