Vicegerent /(?)/

Vice·ge·rent

Vicegerent

a.
  1. Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.

Vicegerent

n.
  1. An officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a vicar.
    The symbol and vicegerent of the Deity.