vicegerent
Example Sentences
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They were the years when Coolidge said of war debts, "They hired the money," when Charles Dawes was Coolidge's vicegerent in Europe, wearing laurels won with the Dawes Plan.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vicegerent of the vicariate of Rome splashed the stone with holy water.
From Time Magazine Archive
In tongue she was very sharp, and in secret was proud of the power she possessed in making the vicegerent of God afraid of her.
From A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June by Ouida
The king accordingly was not a representative and vicegerent of the god, like a Babylonian prince; he represented the god Assur only because he represented the city of Assur.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
The Koran is law, the Shah being looked upon as the vicegerent of the prophet.
From Alden's Handy Atlas of the World by Alden, John B.
