An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Vizdom

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Vizdom
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Vizdom, m., ‘viceregent,’ from MidHG. viztuom, m., ‘governor, administrator’; formed from vicedominus, whence also Fr. vidame.