Etymology

viceroy

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Today it means: One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch. Full definition →

Middle French vice-roy
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromvice-roy
  2. English todayviceroy

From Middle French vice-roy, from vice- + roy (“king”). Compare viscount.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.