ˈsubˌgovernor
[sub- 6.]
An official next below a governor in rank.
Formerly the title of officials in royal and noble households, and in the South Sea and other companies.
| 1683 Baxter Dying Thoughts 132 As now I am under the government of his Officers on Earth, I look for ever to be under subgovernours in Heaven. 1698 Luttrell Brief Rel. (1857) IV. 433 George Sayer, esq. a member of parliament, is made sub-governor to the duke of Gloucester. 1702 Lond. Gaz. No. 3772/4 The Royal African Company of England have appointed the Election of a Governour, Sub-Governor, and Deputy-Governor; on Tuesday the 13th Instant. 1721 Act 7 Geo. I c. 2. §1 The many Frauds..which were committed by the late Sub-Governor, Deputy-Governor, and Directors of the said [South-Sea] Company. 1725 De Foe Voy. round World (1840) 282 The sub-governor and viceroy of New Spain. 1755 J. Chamberlayne M. Brit. Notitia ii. 257 His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales's Officers and Servants. Governor..Preceptor..Sub-Governor..Sub-Preceptor. 1822 Edin. Rev. XXXVII. 5 Stone, the subgovernor and confident of the Duke of Newcastle. 1849 Grote Greece ii. xxxviii. V. 2 [Darius] directed the various satraps and sub-governors throughout all Asia to provide troops. |
b. Similarly subgovernor general.
| 1784 J. King Cook's 3rd Voy. v. vi, The Sub-governor General, who was at this time making a tour through all the provinces of the Governor General of Jakutsk. |