vicegerent
noun/vaɪsˈd͡ʒɪəɹənt/
Etymology
From Latin vicegerens.
- derived from vicegerens
Definitions
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.
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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