About The Word Vicegerent
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Vicegerent
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What's The Definition Of Vicegerent?
[n] someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vicegerent: Related Terms | Find terms related to Vicegerent: Vicegerent In Webster's Dictionary \Vice*ge"rent\, a. [Vice, a. + gerent: cf. F.
viceg['e]rant.]
Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution,
or in the place of another. --Milton.
\Vice*ge"rent\, a. [Vice, a. + gerent: cf. F. viceg['e]rant.] Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another. --Milton. \Vice*ge"rent\, n. 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. |
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