Meanings
nounvicereine (plural vicereines)
plural vicereines · alternative vice-reine
- The wife of a viceroy.First known use 19th c.
‘I can't imagine anything I'd like better than to be Vicereine of India,’ said the Princess.
1941, W. Somerset Maugham, Up at the Villa, Vintage Books, published 2004, page 19 - A woman who is a viceroy.
Origin
- Frenchvice-reine
- Frenchvice-reine
- Englishvicereine
Borrowed from French vice-reine.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan virreina
- virreinawife of a viceroy
Esperanto vicreĝino
- vicreĝinowife of a viceroy
Finnish varakuningatar, varakuningatar
- varakuningatarwife of a viceroy
- varakuningatarwoman who is a viceroy
French vice-reine, vice-reine
- vice-reinewife of a viceroy
- vice-reinewoman who is a viceroy
German Vizekönigin, Vizekönigin
- Vizeköniginwife of a viceroy
- Vizeköniginwoman who is a viceroy
Hungarian alkirályné, alkirálynő
- alkirálynéwife of a viceroy
- alkirálynőwoman who is a viceroy
Irish leasbhanríon, leasríon
- leasbhanríonwife of a viceroy
- leasríonwife of a viceroy
Italian viceregina, viceregina
- vicereginawife of a viceroy
- vicereginawoman who is a viceroy
Polish żona wicekróla, wicekrólowa
- żona wicekrólawife of a viceroy
- wicekrólowawoman who is a viceroy
Portuguese vice-rainha, vice-rainha
- vice-rainhawife of a viceroy
- vice-rainhawoman who is a viceroy
Romanian vice-regină, vice-regină
- vice-reginăwife of a viceroy
- vice-reginăwoman who is a viceroy
Spanish virreina, virreina
- virreinawife of a viceroy
- virreinawoman who is a viceroy
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APA
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“vicereine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicereine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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