viceroy

American  

[vahys-roi] / ˈvaɪs 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.

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viceroy British  

/ ˈvaɪsrɔɪ /

noun

1. a governor of a colony, country, or province who acts for and rules in the name of his sovereign or government

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Other Word Forms

• viceroyship noun

Etymology

Origin of viceroy

1515–25; < Middle French, equivalent to vice- vice- + roy king < Latin rēgem, accusative of rēx

Example Sentences

“And the viceroy Mike Davis tells me — since it doesn’t actually say consecutive — that, I don’t know, maybe we do it again in ‘28?

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024

Dufferin was the British viceroy, and Dayal, who had worked as a surveyor for the colonial government before leaving to pursue his passion as a freelancer, was his official photographer.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2023

However, in 1810, when peninsular judges deposed the viceroy and installed their own leader in the position, creole royalists were inspired to take full control of the government.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

The last viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, set the date as 15 August 1947.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2022

That still left open the question of who would manage Livermore day to day, in effect as Lawrences viceroy.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik