What does "viceroyalty" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "viceroyalty"?

Common synonyms include: viceroy.

Pronounced //vaɪsˈɹɔɪəlti//.

/vaɪsˈɹɔɪəlti/ noun

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Noun

1
The office or term of service of a viceroy; viceroydom. countable, uncountable
2
a district or province governed by a viceroy wordnet
3
The place governed by a viceroy. countable, uncountable
"India became a viceroyalty when the British government directly annexed it in the 1850s."

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

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