vice-regent
Americannoun
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of vice-regent
First recorded in 1550–60
Example Sentences
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"He has lived long enough if he sees the prophet's vice-regent violate the rites of hospitality."
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
His grandfather, the emperor Maximilian, as regent, appointed his daughter Margaret vice-regent, and under her strenuous guardianship Charles lived in the Netherlands until the estates declared him of age in 1515.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
The vice-regent of Erlik, Prince of Darkness, dwelt within this unknown land.
From The Slayer Of souls by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
"Ah," said the king, "and what are the prerogatives of a vice-regent?"
From Frederick the Great and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
But on a grey day the larkspur looks like fallen heaven; the red daisies are really the lost red eyes of day, and the sunflower is the vice-regent of the sun.
From The Bed-Book of Happiness by Begbie, Harold
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