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

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

Many words are spelled two different ways, for example "viceregent" and "vice-regent", "today" and "to-day".

From The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition by Gaebelein, Arno C.

When Allah, it is said, informed the celestial throng that he was about to send a vice-regent on earth, they deprecated the design.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Gregory's aim was to establish a theocracy through an organised dominant priesthood separated from the world, but no less powerful than the secular forces; with the pope, God's mouthpiece, and vice-regent, at its head.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

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 Lefevre, Edwin