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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 21 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VICEROY (from O. Fr. viceroy, mod. viceroi, i.e. See also:Lat. See also:vice, in See also:place of, and See also:roy or roi, See also:king)  , the See also:governor of a See also:kingdom or See also:colony to whom is delegated by his See also:sovereign the See also:power to exercise See also:regal authority in his name . The See also:lord-See also:lieutenant of See also:Ireland and the governor-See also:general of See also:India are frequently referred to as viceroys, but the See also:title has no See also:official recognition in See also:British See also:government .

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