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vicegerent

noun
vice·​ge·​rent | \ ˈvÄ«s-ˈjir-É™nt How to pronounce vicegerent (audio) , ËŒvÄ«s-\

Definition of vicegerent

: an administrative deputy of a king or magistrate

First Known Use of vicegerent

1536, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for vicegerent

Medieval Latin vicegerent-, vicegerens, from Late Latin vice- + Latin gerent-, gerens, present participle of gerere to carry, carry on

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