/ Dictionary / Index V viceroy: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: vice•roy Pronunciation: (vīs'roi), [key] — n. a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign: the viceroy of India. a brightly marked American butterfly, Limenitis archippus, closely mimicking the monarch butterfly in coloration. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: viceroy (Thesaurus) vicereine viceroyalty Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ingenuity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language