noun
- an officer appointed as deputy by and to a sovereign or supreme chief.
- a deputy in general.
adjective
- exercising delegated powers.
- characterized by delegation of powers.
noun
- a person appointed to exercise all or some of the authority of another, esp the administrative powers of a ruler; deputy
- RC Church the Pope or any other representative of God or Christ on earth, such as a bishop
adjective
- invested with or characterized by delegated authority
1530s, from Medieval Latin vicegerentem (nominative vicegerens), from Latin vicem “stead, place, office,” (see vicarious) + gerens, present participle of gerere “to carry” (see gest). From 1570s as an adjective.