viceroy

[ vahys-roi ]

/ ˈvaɪs rɔɪ /

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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.

RELATED WORDS

nabob, representative, governor, satrap

Nearby words

Origin of viceroy

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

Related formsvice·roy·ship, noun

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Examples from the Web for viceroy

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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"False rumors given out by the traitor, Havenner, who has now gone to the twilight of the gods," interrupted the Viceroy.
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As she advanced to her place, after the prescribed courtesy to the Viceroy, her dark eyes searchingly scanned the throng of pages.
The Hill of Venus|Nathan Gallizier
No part of that great disaster could be imputed to the Viceroy.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

He promised to bring them the document—he would ask the Viceroy for it without delay.
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Having resolved this matter, the Viceroy next turned his attention to the revolts in the interior.
Ponce de Leon|William Pilling

British Dictionary definitions for viceroy

viceroy

/ (ˈvaɪsrɔɪ) /

noun

a governor of a colony, country, or province who acts for and rules in the name of his sovereign or governmentRelated adjective: viceregal

Derived Formsviceroyship, noun

Word Origin for viceroy

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

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Word Origin and History for viceroy

viceroy

person ruling as representative of a sovereign, 1520s, from Middle French vice-roy, from Old French vice- "deputy" (see vice-) + roi "king," from Latin regem (nominative rex); see rex. The species of American butterfly so called from 1881.