Definition of viceroyalty
:the office, authority, or term of service of a viceroy;
also
:the territory or jurisdiction of a viceroy
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That’s in addition to the costs posed if the U.S. enters new wars because of spillover from the Afghan viceroyalty.
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First Known Use of viceroyalty
1703
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