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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvisirregente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bi.se.reˈxen.te
"El visirregente firmó el decreto real."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person appointed to rule or govern as the deputy or representative of a sovereign.
"The king appointed his most trusted advisor to act as viceregent during his absence."
- 1
Exercising power as a deputy or representative of a ruler.
"The viceregent council assumed emergency executive powers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Medieval Latin prefix 'vice-' meaning 'in place of' combined with 'regent', from Latin 'regent-' meaning 'ruling'. The term emerged in late 15th-century English administrative terminology to describe an official appointed to rule as the representative of a monarch.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Viceregent" is said worldwide
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vice-régent
Transliteration: vis-ʁe.ʒɑ̃
"Le vice-régent a administré la province au nom du roi."
Stellvertreter
Transliteration: ˈʃtɛl.fɐˌtʁeː.tɐ
"Der Stellvertreter regierte das Land während der Abwesenheit des Monarchen."
viceggente
Transliteration: vi.tʃedˈdʒɛn.te
"Il viceggente prese il controllo del governo."
visirregente
Transliteration: bi.se.reˈxen.te
"El visirregente firmó el decreto real."
vicerregente
Transliteration: vi.se.ʁeˈʒẽ.tʃi
"O vicerregente governou a colônia com mão de ferro."
نائب Regent
Transliteration: naib regent
Script: نائب رجेंट
"राजा की अनुपस्थिति में نائب regent ने शासन संभाला।"
摄政副王
Transliteration: shèzhèng fùwáng
"摄政副王代表君主签署了条约。"
부섭정
Transliteration: bu-seop-jeong
"부섭정이 왕을 대신하여 국정을 운영했습니다."
副摂政
Transliteration: fuku sesshō
"副摂政が国王の名において統治した。"
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