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vice-regent
[ noun vahys-ree-juhnt; adjective vahys-ree-juhnt ]
noun
- a deputy regent; a person who acts in the place of a ruler, governor, or sovereign.
adjective
- of, relating to, or occupying the position of a vice-regent.
Other Words From
- vice-regen·cy noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of vice-regent1
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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