First Known Use: 1524
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viceroy
noun vice·roy \ˈvīs-ˌrȯi\
: a person sent by a king or queen to rule a colony in the past
Full Definition of VICEROY
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
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Origin of VICEROY
Middle French vice-roi, from vice- + roi king, from Old French rei, roi, from Latin reg-, rex
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Rhymes with VICEROY
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