Definition of viceroy Viceroy
/vajˈsɹɔj/ - [vaysroy] - vice•roy
We found 7 definitions of viceroy from 4 different sources.
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What does viceroy mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: viceroys |
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| viceroy - governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign | ||
| vicereine | ||
| governor a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) | ||
| exarch a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire | ||
| viceroy - showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller | ||
| Limenitis archippus | ||
| brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- viceroy (prep.)
The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the viceroy of India. - viceroy (prep.)
A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.
Part of speech
🔤- viceroy, noun, singular of viceroys.
