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Vice in Webster's 1913 dictionary

The 1913 record labels vice as adjective. Its source-bounded etymology and selected historical definition appear below.

WEBSTER 1913adjective
Vice

[Cf. F. vice-. See Vice, prep.]

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Cross-verified 1913 record
Headwordvice
Part of speechadjective
Historical etymology[Cf. F. vice-. See Vice, prep.]
Selected historical definitionDenoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice agent; vice consul, etc.
Signed record IDwebster1913-vice-adjective-4a4a8c7072ae
Source locatorCIDE.V, paragraph 2186; Gutenberg eBook 669
Edition-scoped answerNot earliest-attestation proofNot modern consensus
Independent historical textProject Gutenberg section 669Signed structural record sourceGNU GCIDE 0.54 archive
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In Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), "vice" is labeled adjective. Its etymology is recorded as: "[Cf. F. vice-. See Vice, prep.]" The selected historical definition says: "Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice agent; vice consul, etc."

Project Gutenberg Webster 1913 plus signed GNU GCIDE 0.54 Exact cross-verified historical record reviewed 2026-10-04

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