representative of the ruler, one to whom the monarch has delegated authority
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Vicegerent Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
An officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a vicar.
An officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a vicar.
(a.)
Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutHaving or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.
vicegerent
\vice*ge"rent\ (?), a. [vice, a. + gerent: cf. f. vicegérant.] having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.
vicegerent
\vice*ge"rent\ (?), a. [vice, a. + gerent: cf. f. vicegérant.] having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.
vicegerent
\vice*ge"rent\, n. an officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a vicar. the symbol and vicegerent of the deity. a. young.
vicegerent
n : someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy
Huail = n. a vicegerent
Rhagbenaeth = n. vicegerent
Noun
1. someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy
(hypernym) deputy, surrogate
Vicegerent Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Vicegerent is the official administrative deputy of a ruler or head of state: vice + gerere .
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