vice-roy

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See also: viceroy

Middle French

Noun

vice-roy m (plural vice-roys)

  1. viceroy
    • a. 1610, Henri IV of France, Lettres Missives:
      je vous diray qu'il seroit à desirer que le dict vice-roy leur eust baillé un pouvoir de traicter;
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Descendants

  • English: viceroy
  • French: vice-roi
  • Portuguese: vice-rei