noun
- the territories or jurisdictions governed by viceroys; the offices or positions of viceroys
Usage: historical; plural form
Examples
- The Spanish Empire was divided into several viceroyalties in the Americas.
- The Viceroyalty of New Spain included much of present-day Mexico and Central America.
- British viceroyalties in India were administered from major cities like Calcutta and Delhi.
- The Portuguese established viceroyalties in Brazil and parts of Asia.
- These viceroyalties served as administrative divisions of the colonial empire.
- The viceroyalties were eventually dissolved as colonies gained independence.