Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun viceroy

2 senses of viceroy

Sense 1
viceroy, vicereine -- (governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign)
       => governor -- (the head of a state government)

Sense 2
viceroy, Limenitis archippus -- (showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller)
       => nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly -- (medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast)