Definitions for viceroyˈvaɪs rɔɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vice•royˈvaɪs rɔɪ(n.)
a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign.
Category: Government
a brightly marked American butterfly, Basilarchia archippus, closely mimicking the monarch butterfly in coloration.
Category: Entomology
Origin of viceroy:
1515–25; < MF, =vice-vice - +roy king < L rēgem, acc. of rēx
Princeton's WordNet
viceroy, vicereine(noun)
governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
viceroy, Limenitis archippus(noun)
showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
Wiktionary
viceroy(Noun)
One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
viceroy(Noun)
An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.
Origin: vice-roy, from vice- + roy.
Webster Dictionary
Viceroy
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
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
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