viceroy

What it means

1. One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

   Ireland was governed by a Viceroy representing the English King/Queen when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

   2 more examples

   The Viceroy's on board - tends to liven things up.

   1980, David Lean, A Screenplay of E.M. Forster's A Passage to India, Script City, page 2

   Mike Davis, a former Senate GOP staffer on Supreme Court nominations and current “viceroy” of Trumpworld, wrote that Alito was “gleefully packing up his chambers” after the 2024 election.

   2025 July 20, John Bowden, “Why two justices could hand Republicans their own ‘Ginsburg moment’ next year”, in The Independent

   Synonyms: vicar, provost

2. A zongdu.
3. An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.

In a sentence

Ireland was governed by a Viceroy representing the English King/Queen when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Where it comes from

1. Middle Frenchvice-roy
2. Englishviceroy

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