viceroy

American  

[vahys-roi] / ˈvaɪs rɔɪ /

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.

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viceroy British  

/ ˈvaɪsrɔɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• viceroyship noun

Etymology

Origin of viceroy

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

Example Sentences

Soon he got permission to light up one of the city's most famous addresses - Raj Bhavan, the governor's mansion, once the residence of the British viceroy.

From BBC

Relief efforts started to be put into place by the end of 1943 with the arrival of a new viceroy, Field Marshall Lord Wavell.

From BBC

"Governor Generals, viceroys and people in high society would dine there," Mr Neogi explains.

From BBC

Dufferin was the British viceroy, and Dayal, who had worked as a surveyor for the colonial government before leaving to pursue his passion as a freelancer, was his official photographer.

From New York Times

It was the homestretch for colonial rule: India would be independent, and the viceroys no more, within the year.

From New York Times