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vicegerent
[ vahys-jeer-uhnt ]
noun
- an officer appointed as deputy by and to a sovereign or supreme chief.
- a deputy in general.
adjective
- exercising delegated powers.
- characterized by delegation of powers.
vicegerent
/ ˌvaɪsˈdʒɛrənt /
noun
- a person appointed to exercise all or some of the authority of another, esp the administrative powers of a ruler; deputy
- RC Church the Pope or any other representative of God or Christ on earth, such as a bishop
adjective
- invested with or characterized by delegated authority
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Derived Forms
- ˌviceˈgeral, adjective
- ˌviceˈgerency, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vicegerent1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vicegerent1
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Example Sentences
He could depose prelates and excommunicate the greatest personages; he enjoyed enormous revenues; he was vicegerent of the Pope.
Parental authority should be regarded as vicegerent authority, set up by God and ruling in His stead.
Startling doctrine this to the slobbering vicegerent of God, conceding to the people acts to be revoked at his pleasure.
They have ceased to believe in God; but they still believe in His self-appointed vicegerent, the Kaiser.
In these wilds Aimery was his vicegerent and bore himself proudly as the proxy of such a monarch.
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