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Look up: Viceroy

  1. viceroy
    [n] - governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign 2. [n] - showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. viceroy
    Chief official representing a sovereign in a colony, dominion, or province, as in many Spanish and Portuguese American colonies and as in the British administration of India. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. Viceroy
    Vice'roy noun [ French vice-roi ; prefix vice- in the place of (L. vice ) + roi a king, Latin rex . See Vice , preposition and Royal.] 1. The governor of a country or province...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/22

  4. viceroy
    1. The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the viceroy of India. ... 2. <zoology> A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, or Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. viceroy
    Limenitis archippus noun showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. viceroy
    vicereine noun governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Viceroy
    • (prep.) A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees. • (prep.) The governor of a country o...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. viceroy
    (from the article `brush-footed butterfly`) The viceroy (Basilarchia archippus, or Limenitis archippus) is known for its imitation of the monarch butterfly, which is distasteful to predators. ... ...averages 90 to 100 mm (about 4 inches). The coloration of the orange wings, marked by black veins and a black border with two rows of spots...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/20

  9. viceroy
    one who rules a country or province as the representative of his sovereign or king and who is empowered to act in the sovereign`s name. Viceroy ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/20

  10. Viceroy
    A viceroy is someone who acts as governor of a country or province by authority of the ruler.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. Viceroy
    HMS Viceroy was a British Thornycroft V Class destroyer of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1917. She was armed with four 4-inch guns; one 2-pounder pompom anti-aircraft gun; one machine gun; four Lewis guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triple mountings. She was powered by three T...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. Viceroy
    (China) , known to the Dutch as the "Old Viceroy" of Guangdong, drawn by Johan Nieuhof in 1655 `Zǒngdū`, (traditional: 總督 simplified: 总督 Wade-Giles: tsung-tu; Manchu: Uheri kadalara amban) usually translated as `Viceroy` or `Governor-General`, gove...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroy

  13. Viceroy
    (cigarette) `Viceroy` cigarettes are made by Brown & Williamson, which was owned by British American Tobacco, and, since 2004, by Reynolds American Inc., a joint venture between the U.S. branch of British American Tobacco and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Viceroy originated in the U.S. i...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroy



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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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