n.
Pronunciation: ' v ī s- ˌ ro ̇ i
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French vice-roi, from vice- + roi king, from Old French rei, roi, from Latin reg-, rex
Date: 1524
1 : the governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of a king or sovereign
2 : a showy No. American nymphalid butterfly ( Limenitis archippus ) closely mimicking the monarch in coloration but smaller