Viceroy Definition

vīsroi
viceroys
noun
viceroys
A person ruling a country, province, or colony as the deputy of a sovereign.
Webster's New World
An American butterfly (Limenitis archippus) of striking orange-and-black coloring, much like the monarch butterfly, but smaller.
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Noun

Singular:
viceroy
Plural:
viceroys

Origin of Viceroy

  • French vice- vice vicereine roi king (from Latin rēx rēg- reg- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle French vice-roy, from vice- + roy (“king").

    From Wiktionary

Viceroy Sentence Examples

  • He ceased to be viceroy of Sicily in 1678.

  • On the 7th of June he appointed his step-son, Eugene Beauharnais, to be viceroy.

  • In 1872 the 6th earl was murdered in the Andaman Islands when viceroy of India.

  • In 1677 he was appointed interim viceroy of Sicily, counsellor of state and archbishop of Toledo.

  • The famous expedition of Abraha, the Abyssinian viceroy, against Mecca, took place in 570.

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Words Starting With

VVIVIC

Words Ending With

YOYROY

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Words Starting With V and Ending With Y

Starts With V & Ends With YStarts With VI & Ends With YStarts With V & Ends With OY

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With V7 Letter Words Ending With Y