Vīce-gĕ'rent1, n.
(89), n. [From vice and gerent, q. v.; Fr. vicegérant.] An officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a vicar.
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(89), n. [From vice and gerent, q. v.; Fr. vicegérant.] An officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a vicar.
a. Having, or exercising, delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.