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Viceroy - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Viceroy : (noun)
1: governor of a country or province who rules as the
representative of his or her king or sovereign [syn: vicereine]
2: showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
[syn: Limenitis archippus]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Viceroy : \Vice"roy\, n. [F. vice-roi; pref. vice- in the place of
(L. vice) _ roi a king, L. rex. See Vice, prep. and Royal.]
1. 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.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A large and handsome American butterfly
({Basilarchia, or Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are
orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row
of white spots along the outer margins. The larv[ae] feed
on willow, poplar, and apple trees.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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