vice-regent
Americannoun
adjective
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Origin of vice-regent
First recorded in 1550–60
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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 Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
A vice-regent, a Son of David, will occupy David’s throne in Jerusalem.
From Studies in Zechariah 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
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
In 1910 Mrs. Ward was re�lected state regent with Mrs. Charles Oliver Norton as vice-regent.
From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska
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