vice regent
/ˌvaɪs ˈridʒənt/
noun
- A person who acts as a deputy or representative for a regent, especially in a colonial or royal context.
- The vice-regent signed the treaty on behalf of the absent monarch.
- The vice-regent governed the province while the regent was abroad.
- In the 19th century, a vice-regent was appointed to oversee the colony's affairs.
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