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vice regent

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vice-re⋅gent

[n. vahys-ree-juhnt; adj. vahys-ree-juhnt]
–noun
1. a deputy regent; a person who acts in the place of a ruler, governor, or sovereign.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or occupying the position of a vice-regent.

Origin:
1550–60


vice-re⋅gen⋅cy, noun
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vice regent   (vīs)   
n.  One who acts as a regent's deputy.
vice-re'gen·cy (vīs-rē'jən-sē) n.
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