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vicegerent definition

vice·ge·rent (-jir′ənt)

noun

a person appointed by another, esp. by a ruler, to exercise the latter's power and authority; deputy

Etymology: ML vicegerens: see vice- & gerent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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