viceroy

nounattested in dialogue

//ˈvaɪsˌɹɔɪ//

One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

noun

1
One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
Ireland was governed by a Viceroy representing the English King/Queen when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The Viceroy's on board - tends to liven things up.
Mike Davis, a former Senate GOP staffer on Supreme Court nominations and current “viceroy” of Trumpworld, wrote that Alito was “gleefully packing up his chambers” after the 2024 election.
2
A zongdu.
3
An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.

Etymology

From Middle French vice-roy, from vice- + roy (“king”). Compare viscount.

Forms

plural: viceroys

vicar · In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a…vice · Bad or immoral behaviour. (Especially often, a habit that…Vice · A surname.

viceroy · One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

vicinity · Proximity; the state of being near.vicious · Violent, destructive and cruel.Vicious · A surname.

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