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

His eyes were fixed on the Bishop, vice-regent of God upon earth.

From The Air Trust by England, George Allan

"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

Most Europeans consider man as the centre and lord of the world or, if they are very religious, as its vice-regent under God.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

This limited form of military rule maintained for several centuries of troublesome times, or until about 1412, when Emperor Sigismund appointed Burgrave Frederick, of Nuremberg, "Stratt-halter," or vice-regent.

From Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Miller, Kelly

So he made Pergamus his capital, leaving Sinope to his son as vice-regent, while Cappadocia, Phrygia, and Bithynia were turned into satrapies.

From The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History by Beesley, A.H.