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vice-regent

American

[vahys-ree-juhnt, vahys-ree-juhnt] / ˈvaɪsˈri dʒənt, vaɪsˈri dʒənt /

noun

a deputy regent; a person who acts in the place of a ruler, governor, or sovereign.

adjective

of, relating to, or occupying the position of a vice-regent.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

vice-regency

noun

Etymology

Origin of vice-regent

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

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We leave to our vice regent, King Robert, the weary task of controlling ambitious nobles, gratifying greedy clergymen, subduing wild Highlanders, and composing deadly feuds.

From The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day by Scott, Walter, Sir

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