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Definitions for Vicegerent
vaɪsˈdʒɪər əntvice·gerent

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. vicegerentnoun

    someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy

Wiktionary

  1. vicegerentnoun

    The official administrative deputy of a ruler or head of state; viceregent.

  2. Etymology: From vicegerens.

Wikipedia

  1. Vicegerent

    Vicegerent is the official administrative deputy of a ruler or head of state: vice (Latin for "in place of") and gerere (Latin for "to carry on, conduct").In Oxford colleges, a vicegerent is often someone appointed by the Master of a college to assume their powers and responsibilities during a period of absence.

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  1. vicegerent

    A vicegerent is a person who acts in the place of another, specifically as a deputy or representative with power and authority delegated by a ruler or head of state. This term is often used in religious or historical context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vicegerentadjective

    having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another

  2. Vicegerentadjective

    having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another

  3. Vicegerentnoun

    an officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a vicar

  4. Etymology: [Vice, a. + gerent: cf. F. vice-grant.]

Wikidata

  1. Vicegerent

    Vicegerent is the official administrative deputy of a ruler or head of state: vice + gerere.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Vicegerent in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Vicegerent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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