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In the 12th – 16th Centuries , ''namestniks'' (more correctly '' Knyaz namestniks'', or "knyaz deputies") were in charge of local administration. In particular, they ruled Uyezd s.

In the 18th – 20th Centuries , a namestnik was a person in charge of namestnichestvo, with Plenipotentiary powers. The latter has traditionally been translated as Viceroyalty and "namestnik" as Viceroy or Vicegerent (or, as a common blunder, "viceregent"). For example, Mikhail Vorontsov was namestnik of Bessarabia (1823-44) and Caucasus (1844-1854). Sometimes the term is confused with Governor General (генерал-губернатор), which is not correct. For example, it is known that during Voronsov's office in Bessarabia , seven governor-generals have been changed, and at the same time he had a different office of Governor General of New Russia .