Vice

(vis.) [ L., in place of.] Aword used in composition, to denote one qui vi cem ge rit, who acts in the place of another, or is second in authority. Thus we say vice admiral, vice-president, vice-chancellor, .-(Arts.) A blacksmith's or carpenter's tool for holding a piece of metal, while operating upon it, by placing it between two jaws or nippers, and screwing them towards each other.-A machine for drawing lead into flat rods for case-windows. [s. 937]