viceregent

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/vaɪsˈɹiːd͡ʒənt/

noun

the official administrative deputy of a regent; vicegerent

OriginEnglish regent ← Latin vice ← Proto-Indo-European *weyk- →
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Meanings

nounviceregent (plural viceregents)

plural viceregents

  1. the official administrative deputy of a regent; vicegerent

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyk-
  2. Latinvice
  3. Englishvice-
  4. Englishregent
  5. Englishviceregent

From vice- + regent.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vicegerent
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APA

viceregent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viceregent

MLA

“viceregent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viceregent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viceregent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viceregent.

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