Meaning of viceroy in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

  Example: Ireland was governed by a Viceroy representing the English King/Queen when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

• A zongdu.

• An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.