Definition of viceroy
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: the governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of a king or sovereign
2
or viceroy butterfly
: a showy North American nymphalid butterfly (Limenitis archippus) closely mimicking the monarch in coloration but smaller
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The first known use of viceroy was in 1524
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