vicegerent

[ vahys-jeer-uh nt ]
/ vaɪsˈdʒɪər ənt /
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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.

Origin of vicegerent

1530–40; < New Latin vicegerent- (stem of vicegerēns managing instead of), equivalent to Latin vice (see vice3) + gerent- (stem of gerēns, present participle of gerere to carry on, conduct); see -ent

Words nearby vicegerent

vice-consul, vice-county, vice-regent, vicegeral, vicegerency, vicegerent, viceless, vicenary, vicennial, vicente, vicente lópez

Words related to vicegerent

pontiff, pastor, pontifical, see, legate, popery, papacy, vatican, nuncio, cleric, clergyman, deputy, substitute, lieutenant, priest, minister, ecclesiastic, proxy, popedom, popish

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British Dictionary definitions for vicegerent

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

Derived forms of vicegerent

vicegeral, adjective vicegerency, noun

Word Origin for vicegerent

C16: from New Latin vicegerēns, from vice ³ + Latin gerere to manage