Definition for VICE-GE'RENT

VICE-GE'RENT, n. [L. vicem germs, acting in the place of another.]

A lieutenant; a vicar; an officer who is deputed by a superior or by proper authority to exercise the powers of masher. Kings are sometimes called God's vicegerents. It is to be wished they would always deserve the appellation.

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