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Vicegerent
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
An officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a vicar. Bacon. The symbol and vicegerent of the Deity. C. A. Young.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another. Milton.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another. Milton.