viceregal
/vʌɪsˈriːɡ(ə)l
/adjective
Relating to a viceroy: viceregal rule the viceregal carriage...
- Portraits of the aristocracy of the viceregal era include members of the clergy, the military and the landed gentry.
- At his death, Franz Mayer left his collection of viceregal Mexican art to his adopted nation to afford the people of Mexico tangible evidence of their rich colonial heritage.
- The colonial authorities encouraged Spanish and indigenous settlement in the area with incentives of formal viceregal land grants (mercedes reales) awarded by the Crown.
