vice-regent

[ noun vahys-ree-juhnt; adjective vahys-ree-juhnt ]

/ noun ˈvaɪsˈri dʒənt; adjective vaɪsˈri dʒənt /

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noun

a deputy regent; a person who acts in the place of a ruler, governor, or sovereign.

adjective

of, relating to, or occupying the position of a vice-regent.

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Origin of vice-regent

First recorded in 1550–60

OTHER WORDS FROM vice-regent

vice-re·gen·cy, noun

How to use vice-regent in a sentence

He ruled England as grand justiciary in the absence of the monarch, and was thus viceregent of the kingdom.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord
Upon David's throne will sit this prince of David as viceregent.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein
The state had grown up around a sanctuary, the god of which was nominally its ruler, the human patesi being his viceregent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
It seemed to him impossible that the intercession of the viceregent of God and the power of his prayer should be without effect.
Quo Vadis|Henryk Sienkiewicz

That descendant of old Agnes is most certainly the devil, or at least his viceregent.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various