Main Entry: vice·roy

Pronunciation: \ˈvīs-ˌrȯi\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French vice-roi, from vice- + roi king, from Old French rei, roi, from Latin reg-, rex

Date: 1524

1 : the governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of a king or sovereign
2 : a showy North American nymphalid butterfly (Limenitis archippus) closely mimicking the monarch in coloration but smaller