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ALL meanings of viceroy

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  • noun viceroy a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign: the viceroy of India. 2
  • noun viceroy deputy governor 1
  • noun viceroy a brightly marked American butterfly, Limenitis archippus, closely mimicking the monarch butterfly in coloration. 1
  • countable noun viceroy In former times, a viceroy was the person who ruled a colony on behalf of his king, queen, or government. 0
  • noun viceroy a governor of a colony, country, or province who acts for and rules in the name of his or her sovereign or government 0
  • noun viceroy a person ruling a country, province, or colony as the deputy of a sovereign 0
  • noun viceroy an American butterfly (Limenitis archippus) of striking orange-and-black coloring, much like the monarch butterfly, but smaller 0
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