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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vicegerent \Vice*ge"rent\, adjective [Vice, adjective + gerent: cf. F. viceg['e]rant.] Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vicegerent \Vice*ge"rent\, adjective [Vice, adjective + gerent: cf. F. viceg['e]rant.] Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vicegerent \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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
vicegerent
noun: someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy
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