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vicegerent

vice·ge·rent [ vīss jrənt ] (plural vice·ge·rents)


noun 
Definition:
 
ruler's administrative deputy: a deputy appointed to act on the authority of a ruler or magistrate, especially in administrative duties

[Mid-16th century. < medieval Latin, "deputy" < Latin gerent-, present participle of gerere "carry on"]

vice·ge·ral adjective
vice·ge·ren·cy noun
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