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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vice•ge•rent (vīs jēr′ənt),USA pronunciation n. - Governmentan officer appointed as deputy by and to a sovereign or supreme chief.
- Governmenta deputy in general.
adj. - Governmentexercising delegated powers.
- Governmentcharacterized by delegation of powers.
- Neo-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
- 1530–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vicegerent /ˌvaɪsˈdʒɛrənt/ n - a person appointed to exercise all or some of the authority of another, esp the administrative powers of a ruler; deputy
- the Pope or any other representative of God or Christ on earth, such as a bishop
adj - invested with or characterized by delegated authority
Etymology: 16th Century: from New Latin vicegerēns, from vice³ + Latin gerere to manageˌviceˈgerency n |