vice-

prefix

vice-

prefix

CA, US, UK, SC /ˌvaɪ̯s-/ · AU, NZ /ˌvɑe̯s-/

Etymology Derived from Latin vice (“in place of”), ablative form of vicis (“alternation, turn”). Compare viscount.

1

Morpheme Taking the place or rank of (another person); deputy.

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