vice-regent
a deputy regent; a person who acts in the place of a ruler, governor, or sovereign.
of, relating to, or occupying the position of a vice-regent.
Origin of vice-regent
1Other words from vice-regent
- vice-re·gen·cy, noun
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How to use vice-regent in a sentence
What the ruling Prince, the vice-regent upon the throne of David, is to receive from the people is stated in verses 13-16.
The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. GaebeleinNature is both beneficent and truthful in its work; it retains all the properties of the Supreme Being whose vice-regent it is.
Essays in Experimental Logic | John DeweyHe gradually became identified merely with the headship of Swarga, a local vice-regent of the abode of the gods.
He knew it was the seat of God's earthly vice-regent, the capital of the universal kingdom of the Church.
Under the Witches' Moon | Nathan GallizierFleming, to show his divine right to the place of vice-regent, led the way to a joint on Washington Street.
H. R. | Edwin Lefevre
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