viceroyalty

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaɪsˈɹɔɪəlti/

Noun

viceroyalty (countable and uncountable, plural viceroyalties)

  1. The office or term of service of a viceroy.
  2. The place governed by a viceroy.
    India became a viceroyalty when the British government directly annexed it in the 1850s.
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