-nt noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin vicegerent-, vicegerens, from Latin vice- + gerent-, gerens, present participle of gerere to bear — more at cast
1. : an administrative deputy : a person appointed to perform functions of a king or magistrate : deputy , lieutenant
2. : a person deputed by God to exercise his authority in government or religious matters
kings who considered themselves God's vicegerents in their dominions
3. : someone or something that substitutes for another