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