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viceroyalty

[ vahys-roi-uhl-tee, vahys-roi- ]

noun

, plural vice·roy·al·ties.
  1. the dignity, office, or period of office of a viceroy.
  2. a country or province ruled by a viceroy.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of viceroyalty1

1695–1705; vice- + royalty, modeled on French vice-royauté

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