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viceroy
[ vahys-roi ]
noun
- a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign:
the viceroy of India.
- a brightly marked American butterfly, Limenitis archippus, closely mimicking the monarch butterfly in coloration.
viceroy
/ ˈvaɪsrɔɪ /
noun
- a governor of a colony, country, or province who acts for and rules in the name of his sovereign or government viceregal
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Derived Forms
- ˈviceroyˌship, noun
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Other Words From
- viceroy·ship noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of viceroy1
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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.
The El Chapo strategy was to take out the Mexican police commanders who protected The Viceroy in Juárez, according to Esparza.
Each day he was sending serenely confident telegrams to Calcutta and receiving equally reassuring ones from a fatuous Viceroy.
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.
When the war with Austria was imminent Napoleon sent him to Italy to command the cavalry of the viceroy's army.
It was absurd to imagine that such a prince would be a mere viceroy of France.
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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