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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of viceroyalty¹

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

Example Sentences

Casta paintings originate from the Spanish American viceroyalty of Mexico in the 18th Century.

From BBC

Essentially the same racially and spiritually coded messages are sent by works made a century apart in Spain’s two viceroyalties, north and south.

From Los Angeles Times

In the mid-16th century, Spain colonized the Philippines and called upon Mexico, as the viceroyalty New Spain, to govern there.

From Washington Post

“It was fun. I was back in the viceroyalty.”

From The Guardian

He was born in the once absurdly rich silver-mining hill town of Guanajuato, scene of some of the most horrific abuses of the Spanish viceroyalty after the European conquest.

From Los Angeles Times