viceroy

noun/ˈvaɪsˌrɔɪ/

Frequency rank: #12,075 most common English word

Meaning

A person appointed to rule a country or province as the representative of a monarch.

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Example sentence

The viceroy governed the colony on behalf of the distant king.

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