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viceroy

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
viceroy /ˈvʌɪsrɔɪ/

▶noun a ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign.

– derivatives
viceroyal adjective,
viceroyship noun.

– origin C16: from archaic Fr., from vice- ‘in place of’ + roi ‘king’.

'viceroy' also found in these Oxford entries:

durbar - Khedive - Lord Lieutenant - viceregal - vicereine - viceroyalty

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