vicegerent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: vicegerent	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for vicegerent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vicegerent n someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vicegerent \Vice*ge"rent\, a. [Vice, a. + gerent: cf. F. viceg[82]rant.] Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vicegerent \Vicege"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. The symbol and vicegerent* of the Deity. --C. A. Young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vicegerent \Vice*ge"rent\, a. [Vice, a. + gerent: cf. F. viceg[82]rant.] Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another. --Milton.