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vicegeral

[vahys-jeer-uhl]

adjective

of or pertaining to a vicegerent or a vicegerent's position.

Origin:
viceger(ent) + -al¹

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vicegerent (ˌvaɪsˈdʒɛrənt)

—n
1.	a person appointed to exercise all or some of the authority of another, esp the administrative powers of a ruler; deputy
2.	RC Church the Pope or any other representative of God or Christ on earth, such as a bishop

—*adj*
3.	invested with or characterized by delegated authority

[C16: from New Latin vicegerēns, from vice³ + Latin gerere to manage]

vice'geral

—*adj*

vice'gerency

—n

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