viceroyalty

[vahys-roi-uh l-tee, vahys-roi-]

noun, plural vice·roy·al·ties.

the dignity, office, or period of office of a viceroy.
a country or province ruled by a viceroy.

Origin of viceroyalty

1695–1705; vice- + royalty, modeled on French vice-royauté

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Examples from the Web for viceroyalty

Historical Examples of viceroyalty

The king conferred a new commission upon La Salle, investing him with the powers almost of viceroyalty.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago
John S. C. Abbott
But the whole of the settlements remained under the Viceroyalty of Peru.
Argentina
W. A. Hirst
“He did much for us in every way” is her comment on his Viceroyalty.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2
Edward Tyas Cook
She regarded his Viceroyalty almost as the beginning of the millennium.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2
Edward Tyas Cook
This was the recall of Wharton from the viceroyalty of Ireland.
The Cock and Anchor
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

British Dictionary definitions for viceroyalty

viceroyalty

noun plural -ties

the office, authority, or dignity of a viceroy
the domain governed by a viceroy
the term of office of a viceroy

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