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viceroyalty

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /vaɪsˈɹɔɪəlti/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The office or term of service of a viceroy; viceroydom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The place governed by a viceroy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • India became a viceroyalty when the British government directly annexed it in the 1850s.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a district or province governed by a viceroy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: jurisdiction

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 總督轄區 /总督辖区 (zǒngdū xiáqū) — place governed by a viceroy
  • German: Vizekönigreich — place governed by a viceroy
  • Greek: αντιβασιλεία (antivasileía) — place governed by a viceroy
  • Hungarian: alkirályság — place governed by a viceroy
  • Italian: vicereame — place governed by a viceroy
  • Japanese: 副王領 (fukuōryō) — place governed by a viceroy
  • Kapampangan: bireynatu — place governed by a viceroy
  • Korean: 부왕령 (buwangnyeong) — place governed by a viceroy
  • Latin: vicerēgnum — place governed by a viceroy
  • Portuguese: vice-reinado — place governed by a viceroy
  • Spanish: virreinato — place governed by a viceroy
  • Spanish: virreino — place governed by a viceroy
  • Tagalog: bireynato — place governed by a viceroy
  • Vietnamese: phó vương quốc — place governed by a viceroy
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