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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The wife of a viceroy.

   "‘I can't imagine anything I'd like better than to be Vicereine of India,’ said the Princess."

2. 2
   wife of a viceroy wordnet
3. 3
   A woman who is a viceroy.
4. 4
   female governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

viceroy

Example

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"‘I can't imagine anything I'd like better than to be Vicereine of India,’ said the Princess."

Etymology

From French vice-reine, from vice- + reine (“queen”).

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