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VICE-ADMIBAL,
.
b» With nouns or adjs. deiivcd from personal
designations, as vice-apostolical, -canceilarian,
-deity, -duchy, etc., or associated in someway with
the holding of office,
•throne.
as vice-chair, -gorvemment
This type is represented in late L. vice-quxstura, med.L,
vice-comitaiis^ -comitatus^ -dominium, etc., and occurs
freely in French and the other Romanic languages.
1641 'Smkctvmnul's* I'itid. Ans^v. xiii. iig He bids him
goe on with speed to execute his "Vice-Apostolicall office.
1843 Whkwell in Life (i83il 285 Much too should I like to
see you in your * Vice-Cancellarian chair. 1850 Thackeray
Petuiennis Ixxvi, The chair was taken by Sir F'rancis
Clavering, ..the *vice-chair beinjj ably filled by — i3arker,
Esq. 18S4 Cyclists' Tour. Club Gaz. Mar. 82/1 Messrs.
W, B. Tanner and A. R. Sheppee occupied the vice-chairs.
i8»6 SoUTHEY I'ind. Eccl. Angl. 394 You have to reconcile
the pretensions of the Popes with their practices,, .their
•vice-deity with their crime.s. 1611 Flohio, VicedominanziZj
a *vice-gouernment. 1876 Bancroft //ist. U. S. IV.
xxxvi. iij The offer of a baronetcy and the vice-government
of Virginia. 1856 .Merivale Hisl. Rom. Emt. 1. (1865)
VI. i88 In the mean time he was deputed to hold proconsular,
or *vice-imperial, power beyond the citj-. 1880
SwixBCRNE \
Stud. SAitis. 240 His poor little vice-regal or !
vice-imperial parasite, n 1617 Bavse On Cohss. i. r, ii.
(1634) 97 We must not supply Him with "vice-ministeriall
heads. 1574 Life Jotk Abf. Canierb. Pref. C vij, The same
Austen hauinge thus gotten by conquest this uniuersall
vicepapaci ouer England. 1775 L. Shaw HiH. Moray
343 How far the King may claim a *Vice-Patronage, I
shall not determine. 1677 MiioE Fr. Diet, i, Vicerectorat,
a 'Vice-principalship. 1870 Routledge's Every
Boy 5 Ann, Apr. 211 Fortunate enough to obtain the vice,
principalship of the college. 18M Daily News 23 Oct.,
The • Vice-Provostship of Eton College, c 1890 Stevenson
In South Seas 1. xiv. (1900) 125 He wa.s being haled to the
vice-residency, uncertain whether to be punished or rp.
warded. 1884 A. Forbes Chinese Gordon iii. 114 A royal
salute was fired, and then Gordon had to make his speech
from the 'vice-throne.
O. With verbs, as vice-reign (after viceroy).
l88j Sat. Rev. i June 653/2 If it were not for the Civil
Service, the Viceroy simply could not vice.reign.
Vice-a'dmiral. Also 6 Sc wioe admerall,
weis admirall, 6 vize-, 7 vizadiuirsU, -erall.
[a. AF. visadmirail (OK. visamiral, F. viceamiral)
: see Vice- and Admikal. So It. viceammiraglio,
Sp. and Pg. vicealmirante.']
\. A naval officer ranking next to an admiral.
ISM in Ellis Orig. Lett. Ser. I. I. 165 Your Grace hath
deputed the Ma.ster of the Rolles and the Vice .Admirall to
examyn the Inglysfa marchaunts robbed and spoyled in
September. 1561 Act 5 Eliz. c 5 § 33 The Lorde Admirall
of Englande.,or..any his Viceadmiralles. 1589 BiccEs
Summarie Drake's If. Ind. Voy. 21 The Lieutenant
generall, the Vizeadmirall, .ind all the rest of the Captaines.
1604 E. Qrimstoni] D'Acosta's Hiit. Indies 111. xi. 156
Returning now to the Viceadmiralles shippe, ..they tooke
the sea. i6ao R. Cocks Diary (Hakl. Soc.) II. 121 The
admerall and vizadmerall gave hyin to understand shipps
were ready to departe. 1670 CovEL in Early Voy. Levant
(Hakl. Soc.) 102 Capt. Kobinson in the Greenwich, as
Admiral,. .and Capt. Wild, in the Assurance, as Vice-
Admiral. 1716 Swift Gulliver, Liltiput viii, I.. desired
his Imperial Majesty to lend me.. three thousand seamen
under the command of his vice-admiral. 1777 R. Wat.son
Philip ll,\\. 259 Philip., giving him Martinez de Recaldo,
a seaman of great experience, for his vice-admiral. 1833
Penny CycL 1. 126/2 There are also vice-admirals and rearadmirals
of each flag, the former ranking with lieutenant
fenerals..in the array. 185S Simmonds Diet. Trade s.v.,
'here are vice.admirals of three grades, who hoist respec.
lively a red, white, or blue flag.
b. (See quot. 1769.)
a 1618 Raleigh Royal Navy (1650) 37 If the Vice-Admirall
of the Shire where men are mustered . . had directions given,
to joyn with the Mustermasters. 1710 J. Chamberlaynk
State Gt. Brit. (ed. 2) 581 A List of the Vice.Admirals.
Sir John Molesworth, Bar., North parts of Cornwall. Earl
Rivers, County of Essex (etc.). 1769 Falconer Diet.
Marine (1780) S.V. Admiral, Vice-Admiral is also a civil
officer appointed by the lords-commissioners of the admiralty.
There are several of these officers established in different
parts of Great-Britain, with judges and marshals under
them, for executing jurisdiction within their respective
districts. 187s Encycl, Brit. I. 159 2.
o. (See Admiral sb. 4.)
1698 Aa 10 Will III, c. 14 § 4 That the Master of every
.«uch Second Fishing Ship as shall enter any such Harbour
or Crecke [in Newfoundland) shall be Vice-.Admirall of such
..during that Fishing Season. 1708 (see Admiral sb. 4I
t 2. A vessel commanded by a vice-admiral. Obs.
c 159s Caft. Wvatt Dudleys Voy. (Hakl. Soc.) 3 Our
Generall concluded that the vice-admerall with her pinness
should sett saile and make for Plimworth before. 1598 W.
Phillip tr. Linschoten ^/i Their names were the Admirall
S. Phillip, the vize Admiral S. Jacob. These were two new
ships. 16x9 Wadswohth I'ilgr. iv. 34 The Caplaine of the
Vice-Admirall., began to encourage his Marriners. 1660
Ingelo Ben'.iv. », Ur. 11. (1682) 180 Lysander commanded
the Vice.Admiral. 1693 Luttrell BriefReL (1857) 'I'- 9
Another Tripoline, their vice admiral, was the next day
taken by the Malta gallies.
attrib. 1706 Stevens Span. Diet. 1, Almiranta, the Vice
Admiral Ship of a Fleet.
3. Conch. A variety of shell of the genns Co««i.
1819 [see A0.MIRAL sb. 7].
Hence Vloa-a-dmixalalilp.
1677 Sir C. Wyche in Essex Papers (Camden) II. ii8
That some man of integrity should succeed him in ye vice
Admiralship of Munstcr.
Vice-admiralty, [f. prec. + -Ty. Cf. F
vice-amiraulJ.'] The office or jurisdiction of a
vice-admiral (in sense i b) ; an area tinder the
libelled i
179
juristliction of a vice-admiral. Court of viceadmiralty,
= vice-admiralty court.
160a Carew Cornwall i. 87 b. The Vice-admiralty is
exercised by Mr Charles Treuanion. 1679-88 Seer. Sen,.
Money Lhas. Jos.
J
(Camden) 29 Daniel Gyles, Marshall
"^ Admiralty of Southampton ?.r-'i
and the Isle of
Wight. ijtaProclam. in Lond. Gaz. No. 3872/2 All Vice.
Admirals, and Judges of the Vice-Admiralties are also to
?i ' n-'^"'^- , '7^ -^^^ dAnneciii 19, Ihat the Heretable
Rights of Admiralty and Vice Admiralties in Scotland
be reserved to the respective Proprietors as Rights of
Property. 1773 Gentl. Mag. XLIII. 402 Ihe extending
the power of the courts of vice-admiralty to so enormous a
degree, as deprives the people in the colonies, .of their inestimable
right to trials by juries. [1876 Bancroft Hist.
U.S. II. XXXI. 283 Ihe crown lawyers overruled all objections,
.and the king set up his courts of vice-admiralty in
America.)
b. yice-admirally court (see quot. IBS'!).
1761 Ann. Reg. i. 127/2 Their lordships reversed the
sentence of the vice-admiralty court, and ordered restitution
of ships and cargoes. 1768 Blackstone Comm. III. 69
Appeals from the vice.admirally courts in America.. may
be brought before the courts of admiralty in Engl.ind. 1829
Marrvat E. .Mildniay xxi, The True-blooded Y.inkee w.is
in the Vice-Admiralty Court at Cape Town. 1863
H. Cox Instit. \. V. 28 The Queen.. may regulate the
practice of her Vice-Admiralty Courts abroad. 1867 Smyth
Sailor's Word-bk., Vice-admiralty courts, branches of the
High Court of Admiralty, instituted for carrying on the
like duties in several of our colonies, prize-courts, &c.
Vice-chamberlain. [Vice-.] A subordinate
or deputy chamberlain ; spec, an officer of the
Royal Household under the Lord Chamberlain.
IS4S in Rymer Fadera (1713) XV. 81/1 Our Vicechambcrlane.
Our two Principall Secretaries for the tyme
being. 1589 Cooper Admon. 56 Master Vicechamberlaine
at her Maiesties..tolde the Bishjp that her Maiestie misliked
nothing. 1614 Selden Titles of Honor 358 Vpon
knowledge thereof giuen to the Lord Chamberlaine of the
Houshold or Vicechamberlaine for the time being. 1645
Doc. Lett. Pat. at O-r/. (1837) 403 Bills.. subscribed and
allowed by the Chamberlaine, Vicechamberlaine, or Principal
Secretary of his Maiestie. 169s Ld. Lonsdalk in Eng.
Hist. Rev. Jan. (1913) 93 The Prince had reserved for me
the Vice Chamberlain's place. i7oaZ.(;«ii Gas. No. 3840/t
The Rt. Hon. Peregrine liertie Esq., Vice-Chamberlain to t
Her Majesty. 1780 Burke C£Vo», ^T^/^rwr Wks. III. 287
He has an honourable appointment ;. .and he has the vice
chamberlain to assist him. 1835 App. Munic. Corp. Rep. \
1. 154 The Chamberlains [at Worcester] are annually elected, j
..Their business, which is performed by a deputy called a
Vice.chaniberlaiii, is to receive the rents and keep all the I
accounts of the corporation. \
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Vice-clia'ucellor. Forms: 5 vlohaunceller,
6 vyohanoeUour, vysohanoelar ; 6 vioechauncelour,
-ellor, -ohanoelor, 6- vloe-ohanoellor
(7 -our) ; Sc. 6 Tioeohancellair, 7 -ellar,
-eler. [a. OF. vi(s)chancelier (F. vice-chancelier),
or ad. med. L. vicecancellarius : see Vice- and
Chancellor sb. So It. vicecancelliere, Sp. vicecaiuiller,
Pg. vicechancelUr.'\
1. The deputy or substitute of an ecclesiastical
chancellor ; spec, the cardinal at the head of the
Papal Chancery.
1431-50 tr. Higden (Rolls) VII. 297 This bischop induede
the prior of Dirhem firste with his honoure that he is decan
in that bischopryche and a.s vichaunceller. 1670 G. H. Hist.
Cardinals l. ill. 85 Six of the Abbreviators places are in the
Gift of the Cardinal Vice-Chancellor. a 1700 Evelyn Diary
18 Feb. 1645, Belonging to Cardinal Francesco Barberini as
Vice-chancelor of the Church of Rome. 1845 Sarah Austin
Ranke's Hist. Re/, v. v. We have already alluded to the
proceedings of his vice.chancellor, Waldkirch. 1884 Cath.
Diet, (1897) 263 The more pressing, v^eighty, public, and
solemn affairs of the Apostolic See . . pass through the hands
of the Vice-Chancellor.
2. The acting representative of the Chancellor of
a university, usually the head of a college specially
appointetl to the office for a limited time, or the
principal of the university.
«53"> c^ct 22 Hen. VIII, c. 12 Scolers of the Universites of
Oxford & Cambrydge that goo about beggyng, not beyng
aucthorysed . . by the Comrays^ary, Chauncelloure, or
vichauncelloure of the same. 21540 Barnes IVks. (1573)
222/2 Because I had once submitted my selfe to the Vice,
chauncelour, and I was thereby circunuented. 1577 Hakri.
SON England II. iiL {1877) i. 82 Ouer each vniuersitie also
there is a seuerall chancdor, whose offices are perpetuall,
howbcit their substitutes, whom we call vicechancelors, are
changed euerie yeare. i6>9 Wadsworth Pilgr. Ded. A iij,
I he Keuercnd Vice-Chancellor, Doctors, Procters, Gouernors
of Colledges and Hals. 1681 Lond. Gaz. No. 1656/3
Afterwards several of the Nobility were admitted Doctors
of I.aw, His Majesty allowing the Vice.Chancellor to be
Covered in His Presence, while the Orator presented them.
1705 fbid. No. 4114/1 Mr. Vice.Chancellor, and the other
Members of the University, waited, upon the Prince.
17*3-5 Churchill Author Poems 1767 II. 128 Vice Chancellors,
whose knowledge is but small,.. Ill.brook'd the
gen'rous Spirit, in those days When Learning was the cer.
tain road to praise. 1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 482/1 In both
Ihe English Universities the duties of Ihe Chancellor are in
nearly all ca.ses discharged by a Vice.Chancellor. 1864
J. H. Newman Apol. 235 The late Vice.Chancellor threatens
to lake his own children away from the church.
3. A deputy or subordinate of one or other state
official bearing the title of Chancellor.
1587 Reg. Privy Council Scot. IV. 167 Schir Johnne
Maitland of Thirlstane, knycht, his Majesteis secretare
and vice.chancellair. 1611 Maitland Club Misc. III. 113
Appoynting him [sc. the archbishop) to be Vicechanceler
in the Parlement, if my Lord Chancelar thoght not the
Chancelarie and Commisaionarie compatible, c 1653 Kaillie
. now
I
I great
I
VICE-COUNTY.
in Z. Boyd Zion's Flowers (1855) Introd. 53 The Vice-
Chancellar was de.id. 1694 Luttkell Brie/ Ret. (1857) III
272 Mr. Hambden, vicechancellor of the exchequer, has laid
down that place. .728 Chambers Cycl. s.v. Chancellor,
Sometimes the Lord Chancellor [of England] had a Vice.
Chancellor, who was Keeper of the Seal. 1777 R Watson
Philip /I, l\. 21-1 She was offended at their artifice, and
immediately despatched her vice-chancellor to complain of
their conduct. 1876 Bancroft Hisl. U.S. V 1 ^4 The
vice;Chancelior [at Moscow), therefore, calmly explained
the impossibility of conceding the request for troops 18S0
Diet. Nat. Biog. XVIII. 49 Eustace (d. 1215), tishop rf
Ely, . became . vice-chancellor and keeper of the royal seal '
and ultimately chancellor.
b. spec. One of the higher judges in the former
Court of Chancery.
1813 Act 53 Geo. Ill, c. 24 To nominate and appoint from
time to tune. .a fit Person, ..to be an additional Judge
Assist.lnt to the Lord High Chancellor,, .and to be called
Vice Chancellor of England. 1823 Egan Grose's Did.
j- iilg. T., Vice Chancellor'scourt, CTedkoi'sUstihift. 1835
loMLlNS Law-Dill. J. s.v. Chancellor, In his judicial
capacity, he hath divers assistanls and officers, vis. the
Vice-Ch.incellor of England, . .the Masters in Chancery,
&c. 1876 Encycl. Brit. V. 390/1 Previous to being merged
in the New Supreme Court of Judicature, the Court of
Chancery consisted of the Lord Chancellor,, .and three
Vice.Chancellors.
Hence Tice-cha-noeUorsliip, the office or dignity
of a vice-chancellor ; the period during which
this is held.
'579 Fenton Guicciard. i. 4 He made the Pope promise
him., the office of vicechancellorshippe (the principallest
place in Ihe Court of RomeX 1589 (?Nashe] Almond/or
Parrat2g T. C. in Cambridge first inuenttd this violent
innouatlon, when as his mounting ambition went through
euery kinde of Ambitus, to compasse the Oflice of the Vice.
chauncelour-ship. 1655 T. Baily Li/e Bp. Fisher 10 But
Vicechancellour-ship, Mastership and all must be laid
downe. 1691 Wood Alh. Oxon. I. 593 He did undergo with
honor the Vicechancellourship of this University.
1761 T. Warton Li/e Bathurst 94 The spirited orations
which he spoke in his Vice.chancellorship. 1813 Sir S.
ROMILLV Pari. Deb. 15 Feb., The Vice.Chancellorship
might in a short time become a sinecure. 1889 W. Wilson
State §426 (1893) 266 (The German chancellor) is..ultim-
^'^ly responsible in every case— even for the non-exercise
of his office. The vice-chancellorship is only a convenience.
Vice-CO-mital, a. [Cf. Vice-county 2 and
CoMiTAL a.] Belonging to a vice-ccunty (sense 2).
.1859 H. C. Watson Cybele Brit. IV. 275 The comital and
vice.comital floras are yet incompletely ascertained.
Vice-consul. [Vice-. So med.L., F., Sp.,
Pg. vice-consul, It. viceconsolo.}
1 1. A Roman proconsul. Obs.
'559 Up. Scot in Strype Ann. Re/. (1709) I. App. x. 33
Certeyn wycked persons, .brought hym before their viceconsul,
called Gallio. 1579-80 North Plutarch (1595) 346
The authorof this epigramme reckoneth the two times of
his being viceconsull, for two whole Consulshippes. x6oi
Holland Pliny II. 526 Aterius Labeo, a noble man of
Rome, .. who otherwise had been viccConsulI in Gallia
Narbonensis.
2. An assistant or deputy of a consul.
1601 W. Parry Trav. Sir A. Sherley 10 The English consulls
and vice consults, igroj W. J. Bruyn's Voy. Levant
xxxii. 121 The next Morning we wailed upon the Vice-
Consul.