vicegerency
Americannoun
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the position, government, or office of a vicegerent.
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the territory or district under a vicegerent.
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Etymology
Origin of vicegerency
First recorded in 1590–1600; viceger(ent) + -ency
Example Sentences
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The word here translated "Vicegerency" is, in the original Arabic, "viláyat", which has a range of meanings including "vicegerency", "guardianship", "protectorship" and "successorship".
From The Kitáb-i-Aqdas by Bahá'u'lláh
Know ye that the Sun of vicegerency hath dawned in all truth, and yet ye have turned away therefrom.
From The Summons of the Lord of Hosts by Bahá'u'lláh
The hierarchy of the gods is modelled upon that of Babylonia, and the ideas of mediation and vicegerency are transferred to heaven.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
The Tree of vicegerency hath been planted, the Point of knowledge hath been made plain, and the sovereignty of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, hath been established.
From The Summons of the Lord of Hosts by Bahá'u'lláh
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