Vicegerent

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vicegerent \Vice*ge"rent\, a. [Vice, a. + gerent: cf. F.
     vice-g['e]rant.]
     Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution,
     or in the place of another. --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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. --Bacon.
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           The symbol and vicegerent of the Deity.  --C. A. Young.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vicegerent
       n : someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy