Definition of "gerent" [ge•rent]

• One that rules or manages. (noun)

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• "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"
• ""Irishum the vice gerent of the god Ashur, the son of Ilushuma the vice gerent of the god Ashur, unto the god Ashur, his Lord, for his own life and for the life of his son has dedicated"."
• "He announced himself as God's vice-gerent on earth and Germany as God's chosen nation."