viceroyalty
Americannoun
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the dignity, office, or period of office of a viceroy.
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a country or province ruled by a viceroy.
noun
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the office, authority, or dignity of a viceroy
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the domain governed by a viceroy
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the term of office of a viceroy
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Origin of viceroyalty
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Casta paintings originate from the Spanish American viceroyalty of Mexico in the 18th Century.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2023
Even Mexico via the Spanish viceroyalty in Acapulco.
From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2018
Going further, James hinted that he would like to subject all the other colonies to a similar consolidated arrangement, which resembled a Spanish viceroyalty more than a traditional English colony.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
He was born in the once absurdly rich silver-mining hill town of Guanajuato, scene of some of the most horrific abuses of the Spanish viceroyalty after the European conquest.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2016
After wintering in the St. Lawrence, he, too, abandoned the country—giving back his immense viceroyalty to the rightful owners.
From History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life by Butterfield, Consul Willshire
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