vicegerent

vicegerent
[vʌɪsˈdʒɪər(ə)nt, -ˈdʒɛ-]
noun

(formal)a person exercising delegated power on behalf of a sovereign or ruler
(正式)（代君主或统治者行使权力的）摄政者；代理官
■a person regarded as an earthly representative of God or a god, especially the Pope
（上帝或神的尘世）代表（尤指教皇）

派生
vicegerency
( pl. -ies)
noun(pl. -ies)
语源

mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin vicegerent- ('person) holding office', from Latin vic- 'office, place, turn' + gerere 'carry on, hold'