"vicegerent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /vaɪsˈd͡ʒɪəɹənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vicegerent.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Latin vicegerens. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|vicegerens}} Latin vicegerens Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} vicegerent (not comparable)
  1. Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-vicegerent-en-adj-NJh1aChc

Noun

IPA: /vaɪsˈd͡ʒɪəɹənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vicegerent.wav [Southern-England] Forms: vicegerents [plural]
Etymology: From Latin vicegerens. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|vicegerens}} Latin vicegerens Head templates: {{en-noun}} vicegerent (plural vicegerents)
  1. The official administrative deputy of a ruler, head of state, or church official. Related terms: vicegerency, vicegeral, gerent
    Sense id: en-vicegerent-en-noun-BkDG0Ewj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85

Inflected forms

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