释义 |
vice·ge·rent \-nt\ noun Etymology: Medieval Latin vicegerent-, vicegerens, from Latin vice- + gerent-, gerens, present participle of gerere to bear — more at cast 1. : an administrative deputy : a person appointed to perform functions of a king or magistrate : deputy, lieutenant 2. : a person deputed by God to exercise his authority in government or religious matters < kings who considered themselves God's vicegerents in their dominions > 3. : someone or something that substitutes for another |