Viceroy
['vaɪsrɒɪ] or ['vaɪsrɔɪ]
Definition
(noun.) showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller.
(noun.) governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign.
Editor: Nettie--From WordNet
Definition
(prep.) The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the viceroy of India.
(prep.) A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.
Typist: Maura
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Vice-king.
Checker: Olga
Examples
- The sums spent upon the reception of a new viceroy of Peru, for example, have frequently been enormous. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The same tree they rested under when they first arrived, was there a short time ago, but the Viceroy of Egypt sent it to the Empress Eugenie lately. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Typed by Clarissa