viceroy
(noun)
noun
1. governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
Similar word(s): vicereine
Definition categories: person, governor
2. showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
Definition categories: animal, nymphalid
Sentences with viceroy as a noun:
- When Ireland was a kingdom and when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the island was governed by a Viceroy representing the English King/Queen.