viceroyalty

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/vaɪsˈɹɔɪəlti/

noun

The office or term of service of a viceroy; viceroydom.

“India became a viceroyalty when the British government directly annexed it in the 1850s.”

OriginFrench vice-royauté →
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Meanings

nounviceroyalty (countable and uncountable, plural viceroyalties)

plural viceroyalties

  1. countableuncountableThe office or term of service of a viceroy; viceroydom.
  2. countableuncountableThe place governed by a viceroy.

    India became a viceroyalty when the British government directly annexed it in the 1850s.

Origin

  1. Frenchvice-royauté
  2. Englishviceroyalty

From vice- + royalty, modeled on French vice-royauté.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 總督轄區 /总督辖区
  • 總督轄區 /总督辖区 (zǒngdū xiáqū)place governed by a viceroy
German Vizekönigreich
  • Vizekönigreichplace governed by a viceroy
Greek αντιβασιλεία
  • αντιβασιλεία (antivasileía)place governed by a viceroy
Hungarian alkirályság
  • alkirályságplace governed by a viceroy
Italian vicereame
  • vicereameplace governed by a viceroy
Japanese 副王領
  • 副王領 (fukuōryō)place governed by a viceroy
Korean 부왕령
  • 부왕령 (buwangnyeong)place governed by a viceroy
Latin vicerēgnum
  • vicerēgnumplace governed by a viceroy
Portuguese vice-reinado
  • vice-reinadoplace governed by a viceroy
Spanish virreinato, virreino
  • virreinatoplace governed by a viceroy
  • virreinoplace governed by a viceroy
Tagalog bireynato
  • bireynatoplace governed by a viceroy
Vietnamese phó vương quốc
  • phó vương quốcplace governed by a viceroy
Cite this entry
APA

viceroyalty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viceroyalty

MLA

“viceroyalty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viceroyalty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viceroyalty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viceroyalty.

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