viceroy

[ vahys-roi ]

noun

1. a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign:

   the viceroy of India.

2. a brightly marked American butterfly, Limenitis archippus, closely mimicking the monarch butterfly in coloration.

viceroy

/ ˈvaɪsrɔɪ /

noun

1. a governor of a colony, country, or province who acts for and rules in the name of his sovereign or government viceregal

Derived Forms

• ˈviceroyˌship, noun

Other Words From

• viceroy·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of viceroy¹

1515–25; < Middle French, equivalent to vice- vice- + roy king < Latin rēgem, accusative of rēx

Word History and Origins

Origin of viceroy¹

C16: from French, from vice ³ + roy king, from Latin rex

Example Sentences

The extra efficiency that comes from the ground effect will enable the Viceroy to go fully electric while still being able to carry 12 passengers roughly 180 miles at speeds of up to 180mph.

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The El Chapo strategy was to take out the Mexican police commanders who protected The Viceroy in Juárez, according to Esparza.

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Each day he was sending serenely confident telegrams to Calcutta and receiving equally reassuring ones from a fatuous Viceroy.

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The Viceroy sent orders to the military at Pasco to attend to my call, and told me he would send whatever troops I wished with me.

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When the war with Austria was imminent Napoleon sent him to Italy to command the cavalry of the viceroy's army.

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It was absurd to imagine that such a prince would be a mere viceroy of France.

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The viceroy of a great province, he causes the laws to be observed and morality to flourish; disgraced and poor, he teaches them.

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