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vicegerent

  (vīs-jîr'ənt) pronunciation
n.

A person appointed by a ruler or head of state to act as an administrative deputy.

[Medieval Latin vicegerēns, vicegerent- : Latin vice, ablative of *vix, change. See vice3 + Latin gerēns, governing; see gerent.]

vicegeral vice·ge'ral (-jîr'əl) adj.
 
 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy

 
Wikipedia: Vicegerent

Vicegerent is the official administrative deputy of a ruler or head of state. (Latin: vice (in place of) + gerens (governing).)

The title vicegerent is a synonym for Vice-regent.

Notable Vicegerents

The fouth Caliph in Islamic history Imam ALI ibn-e- Abutalib is believed to be Vicegerent of Allah according to Shia Muslims.


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