Etymology

vice-

Today it means: Taking the place or rank of (another person); deputy. Full definition →

Latin vice
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  1. Latin · derived fromvice“in place of”
  2. English todayvice-

Derived from Latin vice (“in place of”), ablative form of vicis (“alternation, turn”). Compare viscount.

Words from the same roots

Latinvice all →

viceviscountvidame

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