Meaning & use
Vicegerent
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A person appointed to exercise delegated authority on behalf of a ruler, official, or other superior power.
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The archbishop acted as the king's vicegerent while the monarch was abroad.
In some religious traditions, humankind is described as God's vicegerent on Earth.
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"Vicegerent" combines the Latin prefix "vice-" (in place of) with "gerent" (one who manages), and it appears both in historical political contexts and in religious and philosophical writing.
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