viceroyship

Variant of viceroyalty

viceroyalty definition

vice·roy·alty (vīs′ro̵i′əl tē)

noun pl. viceroyalties -·ties

the office or tenure of, or the area ruled by, a viceroy
also viceroyship vice′·roy·ship′

Etymology: < Fr vice-royauté < OFr vice-, vice- + roialte: see royalty

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