1. a ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign
Usage: historical
2. a large orange and black butterfly that resembles the monarch butterfly
Usage: biology

Examples

• The British viceroy governed India for decades.
• Lord Mountbatten was the last viceroy of India.
• The viceroy reported directly to the crown.
• Spanish viceroys administered the colonial territories.
• The viceroy butterfly mimics the monarch’s coloration.
• We spotted a viceroy feeding on wildflowers.
• The viceroy is smaller than the monarch butterfly.