vicegerent

noun
/vaɪsˈd͡ʒɪəɹənt/

Etymology

From Latin vicegerens.

  1. derived from vicegerens

Definitions

  1. The official administrative deputy of a ruler, head of state, or church official.

    • 1876, The Month, volume 25, 139, In 1574, James, Cardinal Savelli, the Cardinal Vicar, a prelate most exact in sacred and ecclesiastical ceremonies, appointed him his suffragan, or as it would now be termed, Vicegerent.
  2. Having or exercising delegated power

    Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.

    • But whom ſend I to judge them? whom but thee / Vicegerent Son, to thee I have transferr'd / All Judgement whether in Heav'n, or Earth, or Hell

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