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viceroy
/ˈvaɪsɹɔɪ/
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What does viceroy mean?
noun
- One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
- A zongdu.
- 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/
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The sums spent upon the reception of a new viceroy of Peru, for example, have frequently been enormous.
He left, also, duplicates with the viceroy, that he might forward them, if he thought proper, to Lisbon.
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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.
The Viceroy was making a progress, and among the shows offered by the Maharajah of Mysore for his entertainment was a memory-exhibition.
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?