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vizroy

vizroy is the obsolete form of viceroy.

Meaning of viceroy

Noun

viceroy (plural viceroys)

  1. One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
    • Ireland was governed by a Viceroy representing the English King/Queen when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    Synonyms:
    vicar, provost
  2. A zongdu.
  3. An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.

Forms of vizroy

pluralvizroys

Questions about vizroy

What is vizroy the obsolete form of?
Vizroy is the obsolete form of viceroy.

Words near vizroy in the dictionary

  1. vizor
  2. vizored
  3. vizorless
  4. vizorlike
  5. vizors
  6. vizroy
  7. vizroys
  8. vizsla
  9. Vizslak
  10. vizslas
  11. Vizslák

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