Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The wife of a viceroy.
- n. A woman who is the governor of a country, province, or colony, ruling as the representative of a sovereign.
Wiktionary
- n. The wife of a viceroy.
- n. A woman who is a viceroy.
WordNet 3.0
- n. wife of a viceroy
- n. governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
Etymologies
- Latin (via French) vice: "in place of" and French reine: "queen". (Wiktionary)
- French : vice-, vice (from Old French; see vice3) + reine, queen (from Latin rēgīna, feminine of rēx, rēg-, king; see reg- in Indo-European roots). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“At the age of fifteen Juana became a lady-in-waiting at the court of the viceroy and vicereine of New Spain in Mexico City, where she impressed those who met her with her vast knowledge and sharp mind.”
“The missionaries were invited to visit the viceroy and vicereine at their royal residence, and received their visits in return.”
“The lady heard that her sister, then vicereine of India, was about to have a child, and in February, 1897, a son was born to Lord Elgin.”
“India may have had as capable rulers in the past as Lord Curzon, but rarely one more tactful or courageous, and never one having the assistance of a vicereine possessing the charm and lovable qualities of the late Lady Curzon.”
“But Gigi's stalwart Carolina Maddalena continued to rule as vicereine in the kitchen.”
“He then weds Wendy of Violet who was recently appointed vicereine of Magenta.”
“Of course, it is impossible to know, and also quite irrelevant, if Nehru and the vicereine had a sexual relationship.”
“Ask her to come and rule as Marietta's vicereine. ”
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It's a Lepidopteran
Names of butterflies and moths that I find interesting, and terms associated with citizens of Lepidoptera.
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Words for women.
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great words come across doing freelance fact-checking and copyediting work.
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