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VICEROYSHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does viceroyship mean?
• VICEROYSHIP (noun)
The noun VICEROYSHIP has 1 sense:
1. the position of viceroy
Familiarity information: VICEROYSHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The position of viceroy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("viceroyship" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Derivation:
viceroy (governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign)
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