viceroy

vice·roy  (vsroi)

n.

1. A man who is the governor of a country, province, or colony, ruling as the representative of a sovereign.

2. An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), resembling but somewhat smaller than the monarch.

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[French : vice-, vice; see vicereine + roi, king (from Latin rx, rg-; see reg- in Indo-European roots).]

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viceroy [ˈvaɪsrɔɪ]

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a governor of a colony, country, or province who acts for and rules in the name of his sovereign or government Related adj viceregal

[from French, from vice³ + roy king, from Latin rex]

viceroyship  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	viceroy - governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign vicereine exarch - a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire governor - the head of a state government Khedive - one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914
	2.	viceroy - showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller Limenitis archippus brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast genus Limenitis, Limenitis - mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars

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viceroy noun

Related words
adjective viceregal

Translations

viceroy [ˈvaɪsrɔɪ] N → virrey m

viceroy [ˈvaɪsrɔɪ] n → vice-roi m
vice squad n → brigade f des mœurs

viceroy

n → Vizekönig m

viceroy [ˈvaɪsrɔɪ] n → viceré m inv

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viceroy [ˈvaɪsrɔɪ] n → viceré m inv