Vicegerent vs Viceroy - What's the difference?
vicegerent | viceroy |
Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.
One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
An orange and black North American butterfly (), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.
As nouns the difference between vicegerent and viceroy
is that vicegerent is the official administrative deputy of a ruler or head of state; viceregent while viceroy is one who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.As an adjective vicegerent
is having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.vicegerent
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Adjective
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