Vice

via, n. A defect; fault; blemish; imperfection; a moral fault or failing esp., immoral conduct or habit unworthy or undesirable custom crime sin iniquity; wickedne a character or personage in the old Eng. moralities, or moral dramas. [F.; L. vitium.] — Vi'cio us, vish'us, a. Characterized by vice or defects; addicted to vice corrupt in principles or conduct lacking purity not genuine or pure; not well tamed or broken; given to bad tucks; wicked; depraved; defective; imperfect; ioul; bad; unruly refractory. [F. viceux, L. vitiosus, tium.][— Viciously, adv.— Vi'ciousne , n. — Vi'tiate, vish'I-at, v. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect to render defective to cause to fail of effect, wholly or in part to destroy, as the binding force of an instrument or transaction; to corrupt, deprave, defile, pollute, taint, contaminate. [F. vicier, L. vitiare, -atum, vitium.] — Vitia'tion, n. Act of or state of being, etc.; depravation; corruption; invalidation. — Vitioslty, -os'T-tY, n. Qual- — ity oi being vicious corrupt state depravation. Vi'ti as, a., Vi'tiously, adv., Vi'tiousne , n. Same as Vicious, Viciously, Viciousne . Vice, Vise, vis, n. An instrument consisting of 2 jaws, closing by a screw, etc., for holding work, as in filing, etc. — v. [viced (vlst), vicing.] To pre closely or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice. [ME. vice, vyce a screw, F. vis, OF. viz, a vice spindle of a pre , winding stair, fr. L. vitis, a vine,— that which winds or twines; cf. vite, a vine, also a vice, screw.] Vice, vis. A prefix used in composition, chiefly in words signifying persons, and denoting one who acts in the place of another, or who is second in rank or authority. — Vi'ce, vi'se, prep. In the place of; instead of. [L., in the place of, instead of, for, abl. of gen. vic is, change, turn, place see Vicar.] — Vicegerent, vis-je'rent, n. An officer deputed by a superior, or by proper authority, to ex- — ercise the powers of another; a lieutenant vicar. a. Having, or exercising, delegated powers. [F., fr. F. and L. vice and L. gerens, p. pr. of gerere, to carry on, perform, conduct, act, rule.] — Vicege'rency, -ren-sT, n. Office of a vicegerent deputed power lieutenancy. — Vicelcy, n. The governor of a kingdom or country who rules as the king's substitute. [F. vice-roi roi, roy, L. rex, a king.] —Viceroy ralty, -roi'al-tl, Viceloysnip, n. Dignity, office, or jurisdiction of a viceroy. — Vice'-ad'miral, n. (Aavy.) The 2d officer in command, in Gr. Britain: a naval officer of the highest rank in S. A civil officer, in Gr. Britain, appointed by the lords commi ioners of the admiralty for exercising admiralty jurisdiction within their respective districts. — -ad'miralty, — n. Office of a vice-admiral. chan'cell or, n. (Law.) An officer next in rank to a chancellor. An officer in a university, in Eng., annually elected to manage — the affairs in the absence of the chancellor. con'- suL, n. A subordinate officer, authorized to exercise consular functions in some particular part of a district, controlled by a consul. leg'ate, n. A legate second in rank to, or acting in place of, an- — other legate. presidency, n. Office of vice-president. —president, n. An officer next in rank be- — low a president. re'gal, a. Of, or pert, to, a viceroy or viceroyalty.