VICEGERENTS

Noun

vicegerents

plural of vicegerent

Anagrams

• viceregents

Source: Wiktionary


VICEGERENT

Vice*ge"rent, a. Etym: [Vice, a + gerent: cf. F. vicegérant.]

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

Vice*ge"rent, a. Etym: [Vice, a. + gerent: cf. F. vicegérant.]

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

Vice*ge"rent, n.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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