| 单词 | vicegerent |
| 释义 | vicegerent[ vahys-jeer-uhnt ] / vaɪsˈdʒɪər ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vicegerent ON THESAURUS.COM nounan officer appointed as deputy by and to a sovereign or supreme chief. a deputy in general. adjectiveexercising delegated powers. characterized by delegation of powers. Origin of vicegerent1530–40; <New Latin vicegerent- (stem of vicegerēns managing instead of), equivalent to Latin vice (see vice3) + gerent- (stem of gerēns, present participle of gerere to carry on, conduct); see -ent Words nearby vicegerentvice-chancellor, vice-consul, vice-county, vicegeral, vicegerency, vicegerent, viceless, vicenary, vicennial, Vicente, Vicente López Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vicegerentBritish Dictionary definitions for vicegerentvicegerent / (ˌvaɪsˈdʒɛrənt) / nouna person appointed to exercise all or some of the authority of another, esp the administrative powers of a ruler; deputy RC Church the Pope or any other representative of God or Christ on earth, such as a bishop adjectiveinvested with or characterized by delegated authority Derived forms of vicegerentvicegeral, adjectivevicegerency, nounWord Origin for vicegerentC16: from New Latin vicegerēns, from vice ³ + Latin gerere to manage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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