Definition of "viceroy" []

• A man who is the governor of a country, province, or colony, ruling as the representative of a sovereign. (noun)
• An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), resembling but somewhat smaller than the monarch. (noun)

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• "He requested the title of viceroy and was refused, but received vice-regal powers with direct access to the king and his council."
• "Eikenberry's pique seems to have been tweaked because a Brit, and not Eikenberry, was appointed "viceroy" -- a slight he seems to lay at the feet of a Karzai/McChrystal conspiracy."
• "He did a great job, but we wouldn't have wanted a President who thought like a viceroy, that is, like a minor king."