viceroy
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
/ˈvaɪsˌɹɔɪ/
Definition of viceroy
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
“Ireland was governed by a Viceroy representing the English King/Queen when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.”
“The Viceroy's on board - tends to liven things up.”
“Mike Davis, a former Senate GOP staffer on Supreme Court nominations and current “viceroy” of Trumpworld, wrote that Alito was “gleefully packing up his chambers” after the 2024 election.”
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noun
-
One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
“Ireland was governed by a Viceroy representing the English King/Queen when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.”
“The Viceroy's on board - tends to liven things up.”
“Mike Davis, a former Senate GOP staffer on Supreme Court nominations and current “viceroy” of Trumpworld, wrote that Alito was “gleefully packing up his chambers” after the 2024 election.”
- A zongdu.
- An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle French vice-roy, from vice- + roy (“king”). Compare viscount.
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