'Viceroy' definitions:
Definition of 'viceroy'
(from WordNet)
noun
Governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign [syn: viceroy, vicereine]
noun
Showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller [syn: viceroy, Limenitis archippus]
Definition of 'Viceroy'
From: GCIDE
- Viceroy \Vice"roy\, n. [F. vice-roi; pref. vice- in the place of (L. vice) + roi a king, L. rex. See Vice, prep. and Royal.]
- 1. The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the viceroy of India. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia archippus syn. Limenitis archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'viceroy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beg,
- beglerbeg,
- bey,
- burgrave,
- collector,
- dey,
- eparch,
- exarch,
- gauleiter,
- governor,
- governor-general,
- khedive,
- lieutenant governor,
- nabob,
- nawab,
- palatine,
- proconsul,
- provincial,
- satrap,
- stadtholder,
- subahdar,
- tetrarch,
- vali,
- vice-chairman,
- vice-chancellor,
- vice-consul,
- vice-director,
- vice-governor,
- vice-king,
- vice-legate,
- vice-master,
- vice-premier,
- vice-president,
- vice-queen,
- vice-regent,
- vice-warden,
- vicegerent,
- wali