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viceroyalty

/vaɪsˈɹɔɪəlti/

viceroyalty noun: the office or term of service of a viceroy; viceroydom.

Noun

viceroyalty (countable and uncountable, plural viceroyalties)

  1. The office or term of service of a viceroy; viceroydom.
  2. The place governed by a viceroy.
    • India became a viceroyalty when the British government directly annexed it in the 1850s.

viceroyalty meaning in Tagalog and Vietnamese

viceroyalty in Tagalog

place governed by a viceroy
bireynato

viceroyalty in Vietnamese

place governed by a viceroy
phó vương quốc

Forms of viceroyalty

pluralviceroyalties

Origin of viceroyalty

From vice- + royalty, modeled on French vice-royauté.

Questions about viceroyalty

What does viceroyalty mean?
Viceroyalty means the office or term of service of a viceroy; viceroydom.
What is viceroyalty in Tagalog?
Viceroyalty in Tagalog is bireynato. See Viceroyalty meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is viceroyalty?
Viceroyalty is a noun.
How do you pronounce viceroyalty?
Viceroyalty is pronounced /vaɪsˈɹɔɪəlti/.
What is the plural of viceroyalty?
The plural of viceroyalty is viceroyalties.

Words near viceroyalty in the dictionary

  1. vicereine
  2. vicereines
  3. viceroy
  4. viceroyal
  5. viceroyalties
  6. viceroyalty
  7. viceroydom
  8. viceroys
  9. viceroyship
  10. viceroyships
  11. vices

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