Viceroy
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Abbott (1879)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One empowered to act in place of the king; as a colonial governor.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A person clothed with authority to act in place of the king; hence, the usual title of the governor of a dependency.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
A person clothed with authority to act in place of the king; hence, the usual title of the gdvernor of a dependency.