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Plural of viceroy

regular plural

The plural of viceroy is viceroys.

Forms of viceroy

Singularviceroy /ˈvaɪsˌɹɔɪ/
Pluralviceroys
Countablecountable

Viceroys in a sentence

  • There is no check on the viceroys except, perhaps, the criticism of the censorates.1910, Charles Denby, China and Her People, volume 2, page 5. From the entry censorate
  • And was it for this that the illustrious men of her family had been born — viceroys, archbishops and great captains who received titles and lorddoms from monarchs !1919, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, La Bodega: - Page 82. From the entry lorddom

Meaning of viceroy

  1. noun One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
  2. noun A zongdu.
  3. noun An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.

Full definition of viceroy

Questions about the plural of viceroy

What is the plural of viceroy?
The plural of viceroy is viceroys.
Is viceroy countable?
Viceroy is a countable noun.

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