1. Governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
   "The viceroy of India wielded significant power during the British colonial period"
    
2. Showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
   "The viceroy's mimicry of the monarch helps protect it from predators";
   - Limenitis archippus

Derived forms: viceroys

Type of: brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, governor, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly

Part of: genus Limenitis, Limenitis

Encyclopedia: Viceroy, South Carolina