Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - viceroy
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Viceroy
viceroy
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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n. a ruler exercising authority on behalf of a sovereign in a colony, province, etc. Derivatives viceroyal adj. viceroyalty n. viceroyship n. Etymology: F (as VICE-, roy king) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(viceroys) In former times, a viceroy was the person who ruled a colony on behalf of his king, queen, or government. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a man who was sent by the king or queen to rule another country, especially in the British Empire (the viceroy of India) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1524, from M.Fr. vice-roy, from O.Fr. vice- "deputy" + roi "king." The species of American butterfly so called from 1881. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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