VICE


Meaning of VICE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' v ī s also ' v ī -s ē

Function: preposition

Etymology: Latin, ablative of vicis change, alternation, stead ― more at WEEK

Date: 1770

: in the place of <I will preside, vice the absent chairman> also : rather than

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