the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Bearing; carrying.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Bearing; carrying; carrying on: now used only in composition: as, vicegerent, belli gerent.
n. A ruling power or agency; a doer or performer.
Word Usage
"And, first, see you, sir — ye shall approach the presence of majesty thus, — shadowing your eyes with your hand, to testify that you are in the presence of the Vice-gerent of"