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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.
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Lat.
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vice, in place of, and roy or roi, king)
  , the governor of a
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kingdom or colony to whom is delegated by his
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sovereign the power to exercise
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regal authority in his name . The lord-
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lieutenant of Ireland and the governor-general of India are frequently referred to as viceroys, but the title has no official recognition in
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British government .

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