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vicegerent
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vicegerent \Vice*ge"rent\, a. [Vice, a. + gerent: cf. F. vice-g['e]rant.] Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another. --Milton. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vicegerent \Vice*ge"rent\, n.
An officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper
authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a
vicar. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
The symbol and vicegerent of the Deity. --C. A. Young.
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