LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
preposition

vice

vice (+ genitive)
Classical[ˈwɪ.kɛ]Ecclesiastical[ˈviː.t͡ʃe]

Meaning

  1. with genitivein place of; subordinate to
    vice alicuius fungorto deputise for someone

vĭce and vĭcem, v. vicis.

Origins

Descendants
  • Catalanvice-
  • Catalanvice
  • Englishvice-
  • Englishvice
  • Frenchvice-
  • Frenchvice
  • Germanvize-
  • Italianvice-
  • Italianvice
  • Portuguesevice-

Quick answers

What does vice mean in Latin?
vice, a preposition, means “in place of; subordinate to”.
How do you pronounce vice?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɪ.kɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈviː.t͡ʃe].