viceroy C2 Topic:Law & Government Also spelled vice-roys US /ˈvaɪsˌrɔɪ/ UK /ˈvaɪsrɔɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #18373 Meanings 1 noun a governor who rules a country, colony, or province as the representative of a monarch The viceroy governed Peru in the Spanish monarch's name. 2 noun a North American butterfly that resembles the monarch but is usually smaller and has a black line across each hindwing The dark transverse stripe helped the naturalist identify the butterfly as a viceroy. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a governor who rules a... royal governorgovernor-generalregent 2 noun · a north american butterfly... viceroy butterflyLimenitis archippus ↔ Opposites subject Word family Forms viceroys Derived forms viceroyalviceroyalty Related forms vice-royalgovernormonarch Etymology From Middle French vice-roi, combining vice- ('in place of, deputy') with roi ('king'). The butterfly was named for another royal rank because it resembles the monarch butterfly. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # viceroy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈvaɪsˌrɔɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈvaɪsrɔɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 18373 ## Meanings 1. a governor who rules a country, colony, or province as the representative of a monarch 2. a North American butterfly that resembles the monarch but is usually smaller and has a black line across each hindwing ## Examples - The viceroy governed Peru in the Spanish monarch's name. - The dark transverse stripe helped the naturalist identify the butterfly as a viceroy. ## Synonyms - royal governor - governor-general - regent - viceroy butterfly ## Antonyms - subject ## Derived Forms - viceroyal - viceroyalty ## Related Forms - vice- - royal - governor - monarch ## Etymology From Middle French vice-roi, combining vice- ('in place of, deputy') with roi ('king'). The butterfly was named for another royal rank because it resembles the monarch butterfly. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown