Vicegerent
Pronunciation : Vice*ge"rent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Vice, a + gerent: cf. F. viceg?rant.]
Definition : Defn: Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Vice*ge"rent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Vice, a. + gerent: cf. F. viceg?rant.]
Definition : Defn: Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Vice*ge"rent
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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