vicegerent
pronunciation
How to pronounce vicegerent in British English:
UK ['vaɪs'dʒerənt]
How to pronounce vicegerent in American English:
US [vaɪs'dʒɪrənt]
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- Noun:
- someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy
Word Origin
- vicegerent (n.)
- 1530s, from Medieval Latin vicegerentem (nominative vicegerens), from Latin vicem, accusative of vicus "stead, place, office," (see vicarious) + gerens, present participle of gerere "to carry" (see gest). From 1570s as an adjective.
Example
- 1. I am his sword , his weapon and his vicegerent .
- 2. It has professed to act as the vicegerent of heaven , while seeking to exalt itself above god and to change his law .
- 3. Article 31 an enterprise shall , when engaging in any agency business , strictly fulfill the contract , establish separate accounts to manage the vicegerent business and self-operated business , and may not misappropriate the capital of its clients or transfer business risks to each other .
- 4. Thus the pope came to be almost universally acknowledged as the vicegerent of god on earth , endowed with authority over church and state .