VICEROY


Meaning of VICEROY in English

/ ˈvaɪsrɔɪ; NAmE / noun

(often used as a title) a person who is sent by a king or queen to govern a colony

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: from archaic French , from vice- in place of + roi king.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.