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viceroy

/ˈvaɪsɹɔɪ/

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What does viceroy mean?

noun

  1. One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
  2. A zongdu.
  3. An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈvaɪsɹɔɪ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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The sums spent upon the reception of a new viceroy of Peru, for example, have frequently been enormous.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
He left, also, duplicates with the viceroy, that he might forward them, if he thought proper, to Lisbon.
Andrew KippisNarrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook With an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening PeriodsProject Gutenberg ebook #7777
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A report had prevailed a few months before, that the viceroy of Mexico, With the treasure ships, had put into that island.
Robert SoutheyThe Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonProject Gutenberg ebook #947
The Viceroy was making a progress, and among the shows offered by the Maharajah of Mysore for his entertainment was a memory-exhibition.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895
Shall I, for lucre of the rest unvanquish’d, Detract so much from that prerogative As to be call’d but viceroy of the whole?
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100