Viceregent vs. Vicegerent — What's the Difference?

The official administrative deputy of a regent; vicegerent

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.

A person appointed by a ruler or head of state to act as an administrative deputy.

The official administrative deputy of a ruler, head of state, or church official.

Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.

Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.

An officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a vicar.

Someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy