viceroy

Everyday

1. A viceroy is a person sent by a king or queen to rule a country or colony in their name. tree →
2. The viceroy is also the name of an orange North American butterfly that looks like the monarch. tree →

In the lessons

Used in history lessons about empires: the Viceroy of India under British rule, Spanish viceroys in Mexico and Peru. It tells the reader that the real ruler was far away.

Examples

• The Viceroy of India lived in a huge palace in Delhi. tree →
• The king sent a viceroy to govern the colony. tree →
• Spanish viceroys ruled Mexico for nearly three hundred years. tree →
• Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India in 1947. tree →
• The people had to obey the viceroy's orders. tree →
• A viceroy butterfly looks a lot like a monarch butterfly. tree →
• “And for that reason,” said the native officer, twirling his mustache, “your Amir whom you do not obey must come here and take orders from our Viceroy.” tree →

Note

Pronounced VICE-roy. «Vice» here means «in place of», as in «vice-captain»; «roy» comes from French «roi», king. Not to be confused with «vice» meaning a bad habit.