vice-regent

vice-regent
n. /vuys"ree"jeuhnt/; adj. /vuys ree"jeuhnt/, n.
1. a deputy regent; a person who acts in the place of a ruler, governor, or sovereign.
adj.
2. of, pertaining to, or occupying the position of a vice-regent.
[1550-60]

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