noun
viceroy
VYS-roy
noun
1
A person who rules a colony, province, or territory as the official representative of a monarch.
"The viceroy governed India on behalf of the British crown."
2
An orange-and-black North American butterfly that closely resembles the monarch butterfly, but is smaller.
"A viceroy landed on the fence post, easy to mistake for a monarch."
How to Use Viceroy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA royal governor ruling on a monarch's behalf, or a butterfly that mimics the monarch species.
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Word Forms
viceroys plural
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Etymology
From Middle French vice-roy, literally "in place of the king."