单词 | vice-regent |
释义 | vice-regentn. One who acts in place of a regent. In some early instances perhaps an error for vice-gerent. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > regent > [noun] > vice-regent lieutenant-general1490 vice-regent1556 1556 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1913) X. 315 To ane boy rynnand..to Dunkell witht clois writtingis of the viceregentis. 1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 842 Who doubteth then, but if the Pope bee Vicar to the Prince of this world, he is Viceregent to the Diuell. 1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. xiii. 312 The Nawaub has placed his young son, Tippoo, as Vice-Regent of his newly-conquered territory of Bangalore. 1889 W. Wilson State §104 (1893) 67 The five Ephors..were originally mere deputies of the kings, appointed..to act as vice-regents in the absence of their royal principals. Derivatives vice-ˈregency n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > regent > [noun] > vice-regent > position of vice-regency1656 1656 Duchess of Newcastle Assaulted & Pursued Chastity sig. Mm3 All the Souldiers, as if they had but one Voyce, cryed out, Travelia shall be Vice-regency. 1930 H. Belloc Wolsey ix. 243 He drafted a form of Vice-regency, a delegation of Papal power to himself. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1556 |
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