VICE-ADMIRAL
VICE-AD'MIRAL, noun1. In the navy, the second officer in command. His flag is displayed at the fore top-gallant-mast head.2. A civil officer in Great Britain, appointed by the l...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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VICE-ADMIRALTY
VICE-AD'MIRALTY, noun The office of a vice-admiralty; a vice-admiralty court.
VICE-AGENT
VICE-A'GENT, noun [vice and agent.] One who acts in the place of another.
VICE-CHAMBERLAIN
VICE-CH'AMBERLAIN, CHAMBERLAIN, noun An officer in court, next in command to the lord chamberlain.
VICE-CHANCELLOR
VICE-CH'ANCELLOR, noun An officer in a university in England, a distinguished member, who is annually elected to manage the affairs in the absence of the chancellor.
VICE-CONSUL
VICE-CONSUL, noun One who acts in the place of a consul.
VICE-DOGE
VICE-DO'GE, noun A counsellor at Venice, who represents the doge when sick or absent.
VICE-LEGATE
VICE-LEG'ATE, noun An officer employed by the pope to perform the office of spiritual and temporal governor in certain cities, when there is no legate or cardinal to command there.
VICE-PRESIDENT
VICE-PRES'IDENT, noun s as z. An officer next in rank below a president.
VICED
VI'CED, adjective Vitious; corrupt. [Not in use.]
VICEGERENCY
VICEGE'RENCY, noun [See Vicegerent.] The office of a vicegerent; agency under another; deputed power; lieutenancy.
VICEGERENT
VICEGE'RENT, noun [Latin vicem gereus, acting in the place of another.]A lieutenant; a vicar; an officer who is deputed by a superior or by proper authority to exercise the powe...
VICENARY
VIC'ENARY, adjective [Latin vicenarius.] Belonging to twenty.
VICEROY
VI'CEROY, noun The governor of a kingdom or country, who rules in the name of the king with regal authority, as the king's substitute.
VICEROYALTY
VICEROY'ALTY, noun the dignity, office or jurisdiction of a viceroy.
VICEROYSHIP
VI'CEROYSHIP, noun the dignity, office or jurisdiction of a viceroy.
VICETY
VI'CETY, noun Nicety; exactness. [Not in use; probably a mistake.]
VICIATE
VI'CIATE, verb transitive [Latin vitio. This veb is usually written vitiate; but as vice, from Latin vitius, is established, it would be well to write the verb viciate as we wri...
VICIATED
VI'CIATED, participle passive Depraved; impaired in substance or quality; rendered defective and void.
VICIATING
VI'CIATING, participle present tense Injuring in subtance or properties; rendering defective; making void.
VICIATION
VICIA'TION, noun Depravation; corruption.
VICINAGE
VIC'INAGE, noun [from Latin vicinia, neighborhood; vicinus, near.]Neighborhood; the place or places adjoining or near. A jury must be of the vicinage or body of the country.In l...
VICINAL
VIC'INAL,VIC'INE,adjective Near; neighboring. [Little used.]
VICINE
VIC'INE, a. Near; neighboring. [Little used.]
VICINITY
VICIN'ITY, noun [Latin vicinitas.]1. Nearness in place; as the vicinity of two country seats.2. Neighborhood; as a seat in the vicinity of the metropolis.3. Neighboring country....
VICIOSITY
VICIOS'ITY, noun Depravity; corruption of manners. [But viciousness is generally used.]
VICIOUS
VI'CIOUS, adjective [Latin vitiosus.]1. Defective; imperfect; as a system of government vicious and unsound.2. Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wick...