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   vice·roy

   /ˈvīsˌroi/

   noun

   • 1. a ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign.
   • 2. a migratory orange and black butterfly that closely resembles the monarch but is typically somewhat smaller. The caterpillar feeds on willow leaves, and the adult mimics the unpalatable monarch.

   Word Origin early 16th century: from archaic French, from vice- ‘in place of’ + roi ‘king’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. viceroyal adjective
   • 2. viceroyship noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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