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viceroy

Best crossword clue

"Monarch-like butterfly"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈvaɪsˌɹɔɪ/Part of speech nounSorted ceiorvyStarts with VEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller

Word origin

From Middle French vice-roy, from vice- + roy (“king”). Compare viscount.

Used in a sentence

  • Ireland was governed by a Viceroy representing the English King/Queen when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • The Viceroy's on board - tends to liven things up.
  • Mike Davis, a former Senate GOP staffer on Supreme Court nominations and current “viceroy” of Trumpworld, wrote that Alito was “gleefully packing up his chambers” after the 2024 election.

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01Monarch-like butterfly7 letters

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