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viceroy definition

vice·roy (-ro̵i′)

noun

  1. a person ruling a country, province, or colony as the deputy of a sovereign
  2. ☆ an American butterfly (Limenitis archippus) of striking orange-and-black coloring, much like the monarch butterfly, but smaller

Etymology: MFr < vice- (see vice-) + roy, king < L rex: see regal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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