- vicegerent (n.)
[vicegerent 词源字典]
- 1530s, from Medieval Latin vicegerentem (nominative vicegerens), from Latin vicem, accusative of vicus "stead, place, office," (see vicarious) + gerens, present participle of gerere "to carry" (see gest). From 1570s as an adjective.[vicegerent etymology, vicegerent origin, 英语词源]