- viceroyalty
- vice·royalty
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viceroyalty
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Viceroyalty — Vice*roy al*ty, n. The dignity, office, or jurisdiction of a viceroy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
viceroyalty — [vīs΄roi′əl tē] n. pl. viceroyalties [< Fr vice royauté < OFr vice ,VICE + roialte: see ROYALTY] the office or tenure of, or the area ruled by, a viceroy: also viceroyship … English World dictionary
viceroyalty — /vuys roy euhl tee, vuys roy /, n., pl. viceroyalties. 1. the dignity, office, or period of office of a viceroy. 2. a country or province ruled by a viceroy. [1695 1705; VICE + ROYALTY, modeled on F vice royauté] * * * (as used in expressions)… … Universalium
viceroyalty — viceroy ► NOUN ▪ a ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign. DERIVATIVES viceroyalty noun (pl. viceroyalties) . ORIGIN archaic French, from vice in place of + roi king … English terms dictionary
Viceroyalty of Peru — Virreinato del Perú Spanish colony ← … Wikipedia
Viceroyalty of New Spain — Infobox Former Country native name = Virreinato de Nueva España conventional long name = Viceroyalty of New Spain common name = New Spain continent = North America region = country = Mexico era = Colonial era status = Colony status text = Flag of … Wikipedia
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata — The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata was the last and most shortlived viceroyalty created by Spain in 1776. (The Spanish name, Virreinato del Río de la Plata , translates literally to Viceroyalty of the River of Silver, although some sources… … Wikipedia
Viceroyalty of New Granada — Infobox Former Country native name = Virreinato de la Nueva Granada conventional long name = Viceroyalty of New Granada common name = New Granada status= Vassal empire=Spain status text= Viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire national motto = Vtraque… … Wikipedia
Viceroyalty of Brazil — The Viceroyalty of Brazil was the Portuguese viceroyalty in Brazil. It was restricted to the current South, Center West and Southeastern regions of Brazil, mainly as a result of expansionism from the Capitania de São Vicente, the current state of … Wikipedia
Viceroyalty of the Caucasus — The Viceroyalty of the Caucasus is a term used to denote the Imperial Russian administrative and political authority in the Caucasus region exercised through the offices of glavnoupravlyayushchiy ( ru. главноуправляющий) (1801 1844, 1882 1902)… … Wikipedia
viceroyalty — noun Date: 1703 the office, authority, or term of service of a viceroy; also the territory or jurisdiction of a viceroy … New Collegiate Dictionary
