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vicegerent

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vice·ge·rent  (vs-jîrnt)
n.
A person appointed by a ruler or head of state to act as an administrative deputy.
[Medieval Latin vicegerns, vicegerent- : Latin vice, ablative of *vix, change; see vice3 + Latin gerns, governing; see gerent.]
vice·geral (-jîrl) adj.
vicegerent
Noun
a person appointed to exercise all or some of the authority of another [vice3 + Latin gerere to manage]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vicegerent - someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy
surrogate, deputy - a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others


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Few things seemed to Newland Archer more awful than an offence against "Taste," that far-off divinity of whom "Form" was the mere visible representative and vicegerent.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
whom but thee Vicegerent Son, to thee I have transferr'd All Judgement, whether in Heav'n, or Earth; or Hell.
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