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vice-regent

[ noun vahys-ree-juhnt; adjective vahys-ree-juhnt ]

noun

  1. a deputy regent; a person who acts in the place of a ruler, governor, or sovereign.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or occupying the position of a vice-regent.
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Other Words From

  • vice-regen·cy noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vice-regent1

First recorded in 1550–60
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Example Sentences

In the early days of the union with Sweden the king had the right of appointing a vice-regent for Norway.

And if Mahomet be His prophet, or if he be Lord Buddha, or if your Lord Christ be vice-regent to the Most High, I do not know.

A vice-regent, a Son of David, will occupy David’s throne in Jerusalem.

This system was followed until 1910, when the by-laws of the national society were changed to permit each state organization to elect its own regent and vice-regent.

His grandfather, the emperor Maximilian, as regent, appointed his daughter Margaret vice-regent, and under her strenuous guardianship Charles lived in the Netherlands until the estates declared him of age in 1515.

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