Etymology

vicereine

vice·reine
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Today it means: The wife of a viceroy. Full definition →

First used 19th c.French vice-reine
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  1. French · borrowed fromvice-reine
  2. French · borrowed fromvice-reine
  3. English todayvicereine

Borrowed from French vice-reine.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The wife of a viceroy.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.