Viceroy definition

Viceroy

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WordNet

(1) Showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller

(2) Governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign

WiktionaryText

Latin vice: “in place of” and French roy/roi: “king”.

One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.