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viceroy

One entry found for viceroy.
Main Entry: vice·roy
Pronunciation: 'vIs-"roi
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French vice-roi, from vice- + roi king, from Old French rei, roi, from Latin reg-, rex
1 : the governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of a king or sovereign
2 : a showy North American nymphalid butterfly (Limenitis archippus) closely mimicking the monarch in coloration but smaller