vice-regent

[ noun vahys-ree-juh nt; adjective vahys-ree-juh nt ]

/ noun ˈvaɪsˈri dʒənt; adjective vaɪsˈri dʒənt /

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

of, relating to, or occupying the position of a vice-regent.

Origin of vice-regent

First recorded in 1550–60

vice-re·gen·cy, noun

Fleming, to show his divine right to the place of vice-regent, led the way to a joint on Washington Street.

H. R. |Edwin Lefevre
What the ruling Prince, the vice-regent upon the throne of David, is to receive from the people is stated in verses 13-16.

The Prophet Ezekiel |Arno C. Gaebelein
Antipater, vice-regent of Macedon ; father of Cassander, ii, 48.

De Officiis |Marcus Tullius Cicero
She is the vice-regent in a kingdom where the mother is queen.

The American Country Girl |Martha Foote Crow

Meriwether Lewis with me is second only to the vice-regent of the lower Louisiana country.

The Magnificent Adventure |Emerson Hough