vice

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/vaɪs/]

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1. vice (adj) — sense 1

Definition: in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank

Example: vice president

2. vice (prep) — sense 2

Definition: Instead of; in place of; versus.

Example: He was gardener and out-door man, vice Upton, resigned.

3. vice (noun) — sense 3

Definition: One who acts in place of a superior.

Example: c. 1850s-1870s, Edward Minister and Son, The Gazette of Fashion and Cutting-Room Companion
The health of the Vice was proposed in appropriate language; in replying, Mr. Marriott thanked the company […]

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