viceroy
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rɔɪ noun
1.
a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign: the viceroy of India.
2.
a brightly marked American butterfly, Limenitis archippus, closely mimicking the monarch butterfly in coloration.
Origin:
1515–25; < Middle French, equivalent to vice- vice- + roy king < Latin rēgem, accusative of rēx
1515–25; < Middle French, equivalent to vice- vice- + roy king < Latin rēgem, accusative of rēx
Related forms
vice·roy·ship, noun
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viceroy (ˈvaɪsrɔɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a governor of a colony, country, or province who acts for and rules in the name of his sovereign or governmentRelated: viceregal | |
| Related: viceregal | |
| [C16: from French, from | |
| 'viceroyship | |
| —n | |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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viceroy
one who rules a country or province as the representative of his sovereign or king and who is empowered to act in the sovereign's name. Viceroy (virrey) was the title given to the principal governors of Spain's American colonies, as well as to the governors of the "kingdoms" (reinos) of peninsular Spain proper (e.g., Aragon, Valencia)
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Example sentences
Viceroy butterflies closely resemble monarchs, but are not toxic since the caterpillars do not eat milkweed.
The viceroy butterfly is named and designated as the state butterfly.
If a defendant lost the viceroy's interest, it was usually the end of the case.
The monarch butterfly serves as a model for its mimic, the viceroy butterfly.
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