Vicegerent
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Vicegerent is the official administrative deputy of a ruler or head of state: vice (Latin for 'in place of') and gerere (Latin for 'to carry on, conduct').
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Vicegerent is the official administrative deputy of a ruler or head of state: vice (Latin for 'in place of') and gerere (Latin for 'to carry on, conduct').
In Oxford colleges, a vicegerent is often someone appointed by the master of a college to assume their powers and responsibilities during a period of absence.
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