Vicegerent

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Vicegerent is the official administrative deputy of a ruler or head of state. (Latin: vice (in place of) + gerens (governing).)

The title vicegerent is not to be confused with viceregent.

[edit] Notable vicegerents

• Thomas Cromwell, vicegerent of Henry VIII, appointed 1535
• The Byzantine Emperors held as a title "God's Vicegerent on Earth".