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viceroy
(encz) | viceroy,místokrál n: Zdeněk Brož |
Viceroy
(gcide) | Viceroy \Vice"roy\, n. [F. vice-roi; pref. vice- in the place of
(L. vice) + roi a king, L. rex. See Vice, prep. and Royal.]
1. The governor of a country or province who rules in the
name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's
substitute; as, the viceroy of India.
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2. (Zool.) A large and handsome American butterfly
(Basilarchia archippus syn. Limenitis archippus). Its
wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures
and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The
larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.
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viceroy
(wn) | viceroy
n 1: governor of a country or province who rules as the
representative of his or her king or sovereign [syn:
viceroy, vicereine]
2: showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
[syn: viceroy, Limenitis archippus] |
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viceroyalty
(encz) | viceroyalty,místokrálovství Zdeněk Brož |
viceroyship
(encz) | viceroyship, n: |
Viceroy
(gcide) | Viceroy \Vice"roy\, n. [F. vice-roi; pref. vice- in the place of
(L. vice) + roi a king, L. rex. See Vice, prep. and Royal.]
1. The governor of a country or province who rules in the
name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's
substitute; as, the viceroy of India.
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2. (Zool.) A large and handsome American butterfly
(Basilarchia archippus syn. Limenitis archippus). Its
wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures
and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The
larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.
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Viceroyalty
(gcide) | Viceroyalty \Vice*roy"al*ty\, n.
The dignity, office, or jurisdiction of a viceroy.
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Viceroyship
(gcide) | Viceroyship \Vice"roy*ship\, n.
Viceroyalty.
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viceroyalty
(wn) | viceroyalty
n 1: a district or province governed by a viceroy |
viceroyship
(wn) | viceroyship
n 1: the position of viceroy |
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