noun
- plural of viceroy; governors who rule a country or province as representatives of a monarch
Usage: historical
Examples
- The British Empire appointed viceroys to govern India for centuries.
- Spanish viceroys administered the colonial territories in the Americas.
- The viceroys reported directly to the king in Madrid.
- Local populations often resented the authority of foreign viceroys.
- These viceroys wielded enormous power over their assigned territories.
- The last viceroys of India oversaw the transition to independence.