viceroy

vice·roy

V0087500 (vīs′roi′)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 rēx, rēg-; see reg- in Indo-European roots).]

viceroy

(ˈvaɪsrɔɪ) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a governor of a colony, country, or province who acts for and rules in the name of his or her sovereign or government. [C16: from French, from vice³ + roy king, from Latin rex] ˈviceroyˌship n

vice•roy

(ˈvaɪs rɔɪ)

n. 1. a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign. 2. a brightly marked American butterfly, Basilarchia archippus, closely mimicking the monarch butterfly in coloration. [1515–25; < Middle French, =vice- vice- + roy king < Latin rēgem, acc. of rēx]

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Noun	1.	viceroy - governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereignvicereineexarch - a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empiregovernor - the head of a state governmentKhedive - one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914
	2.	viceroy - showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smallerLimenitis archippusbrush-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 breastgenus Limenitis, Limenitis - mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars

viceroy

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adjective viceregal

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