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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.