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| vice·ge·rent [ vīss jrənt ] (plural vice·ge·rents) |
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ruler's administrative deputy: a deputy appointed to act on the authority of a ruler or magistrate, especially in administrative duties
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| [Mid-16th century. < medieval Latin, "deputy" < Latin gerent-, present participle of gerere "carry on"] |
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 vice·ge·ral adjective |
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