Vīce'roy, n.
n. [Fr. vice-roi, from Fr., Lat., & Eng. vice, in the place of, and Fr. roi, roy, Lat. rex, a king.] The governor of a kingdom or country who rules in the name of the king with regal authority, as the king's substitute.
n. [Fr. vice-roi, from Fr., Lat., & Eng. vice, in the place of, and Fr. roi, roy, Lat. rex, a king.] The governor of a kingdom or country who rules in the name of the king with regal authority, as the king's substitute.