VICEROY


Meaning of VICEROY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvīs-ˌrȯi ]

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 North American nymphalid butterfly ( Limenitis archippus ) closely mimicking the monarch in coloration but smaller

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