vice-regent

American  

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

noun

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

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adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• vice-regency
  noun

Etymology

Origin of vice-regent

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

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vice-regent

And do you, Tell, so lightly hold your King, And me, who act as his vice-regent here, That you refuse obeisance to the cap, I hung aloft to test your loyalty?

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Kuno Francke

Fleming, to show his divine right to the place of vice-regent, led the way to a joint on Washington Street.

From H. R. by Edwin Lefevre

Mrs. Mildred L. Allee of Omaha was nominated for state regent at the conference in 1902, and Mrs. Emma Kellogg of Lincoln for vice-regent.

From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska

And if Mahomet be His prophet, or if he be Lord Buddha, or if your Lord Christ be vice-regent to the Most High, I do not know.

From The Slayer Of souls by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

"Pardon me, your majesty," said the count, proudly; "I was not only governor, but vice-regent."

From Frederick the Great and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach