Difference between Viceroy and Vicereine

What is the difference between Viceroy and Vicereine?

Viceroy as a noun is one who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch. while Vicereine as a noun is the wife of a viceroy.

Viceroy

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch. An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.

Vicereine

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The wife of a viceroy.A woman who is a viceroy.

We hope you now know whether to use Viceroy or Vicereine in your sentence.

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