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viceroy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈvaɪsˌɹɔɪ/

Etymology

From Middle French vice-roy, from vice- + roy (“king”). Compare viscount.

Meanings

1. 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.
   • 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. 2025 July 20, John Bowden, “Why two justices could hand Republicans their own ‘Ginsburg moment’ next year”, in The Independent:
   • The Viceroy's on board - tends to liven things up. 1980, David Lean, A Screenplay of E.M. Forster's A Passage to India, Script City, page 2:
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.

Forms

Coordinates

vicereine

Deriveds

viceroyship

Relateds

governor-general · lord lieutenant · governor general · roy

Synonyms

provost · vicar

Translations (59)

tr naip (governor of a country) · ja 副王 (governor of a country) · fr vice-roi (governor of a country) · it viceré (governor of a country) · io vicerejulo (governor of a country) · th อุปราช (governor of a country) · ca virrei (governor of a country) · shn ပယိၼ်ႇၶၢမ်ႇ (governor of a country) · ga fear ionaid an rí (governor of a country) · id wizurai (governor of a country) · uk віце-коро́ль (governor of a country) · ms uparaja (of Majapahit etc.) (governor of a country) · ru вице-коро́ль (governor of a country) · pt vice-rei (governor of a country) · bg вицекрал (governor of a country) · hy փոխարքա (governor of a country) · io vicerejino (governor of a country) · eo vicreĝo (governor of a country) · ja 総督 (governor of a country) · da vicekonge (governor of a country) · ga fear ionaid rí (governor of a country) · frm vice-roy (governor of a country) · id wazir (governor of a country) · hu alkirály (governor of a country) · nb visekonge (governor of a country) · pl wicekról (butterfly) · tr kral naibi (governor of a country) · cs místokrál (governor of a country) · gu વાઇસરૉય (governor of a country) · sv vicekonung (governor of a country) · cmn 總督 /总督 (governor of a country) · km ឧបរាជ (governor of a country) · cmn 督撫 /督抚 (governor of a country) · ms wizurai (governor of a country) · ga ionadaí rí (governor of a country) · km អនុរាជ (governor of a country) · tl birey (governor of a country) · fo varakongur (governor of a country) · id raja muda (governor of a country) · ka მეფისნაცვალი (governor of a country) · ga leasrí (governor of a country) · sk miestokráľ (governor of a country) · io vicerejo (governor of a country) · ja バイスロイ (governor of a country) · ar نَائِب (governor of a country) · gv lhiass-ree (governor of a country) · mk вицекрал (governor of a country) · nl onderkoning (governor of a country) · ka ვიცე-მეფე (governor of a country) · id wakil raja (governor of a country) · fi varakuningas (governor of a country) · pl wicekról (governor of a country) · my ဘုရင်ခံ (governor of a country) · sv vicekung (governor of a country) · gu વાઇસરોય (governor of a country) · es virrey (governor of a country) · de Vizekönig (governor of a country) · id wakil mahkota (governor of a country) · ro vicerege (governor of a country)