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Webster 1913 Edition
Vicegerent
Vice-ge′rent
,Adj.
[
Vice
, a. + gerent
: cf. F. vice-gérant
.] Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.
Milton.
Vice-ge′rent
,Noun.
An officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a vicar.
Bacon.
The symbol and
vicegerent
of the Deity. C. A. Young.
Webster 1828 Edition
Vicegerent
VICEGE'RENT
,Noun.
A lieutenant; a vicar; an officer who is deputed by a superior or by proper authority to exercise the powers of another. Kings are sometimes called God's vicegerents. It is to be wished they would always deserve the appellation.
VICEGE'RENT
,Adj.
Definition 2024
vicegerent
vicegerent
English
Noun
vicegerent (plural vicegerents)
- The official administrative deputy of a ruler or head of state; viceregent.
Related terms
Adjective
vicegerent (not comparable)
- Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.
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