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vicereine

vicereine

9.9
A woman who is the wife of a royal governor or who governs for a monarch
  • noun
  • /ˌvaɪsəˈriːn/
  • Formal
translation icon : virreina
  • When the vicereine visited the school, the children were excited to meet her.

Examples

  • After describing a dedicatory structure that she would like to make to honor the viceroy, she goes on to propose making a crown and staff of olive leaves and thousands of flowers for my lady, the Vicereine, because she is modest and holy.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The viceregal couple upholds Spanish values while the vicereine perpetuates her blood purity, in an effort to cleanse the New World.

    Academic text (2013)

  • As the new vicereine, she focused on improving education in her district.

  • The vicereine hosted a banquet to celebrate the achievements of local artists.

Synonyms

viceroy
vsvicereine
  • Formal
16 9.5

A person who rules a land for a king or queen

can mean the spouse of an officeholder rather than holding official authority
vicegerent
vsvicereine
  • Formal
1 9.9

A person who rules a place for a king or queen when they are away

sometimes refers to the spouse rather than an appointed deputy with authority
vice-regent
vsvicereine
9.9

A person who rules for a regent or king when they are absent

can mean the spouse instead of an appointed deputy representing a temporary ruler

Surface Forms

vicereine singular
vicereines plural

Morphology

vicereine = viceroy (transparent) = viceroy + ine

Formed by adding the feminine suffix '-ine' to 'viceroy' to indicate a female holder or spouse, so the meaning is directly derived from the base.

Etymology

The word vicereine comes from the parts vice- meaning 'in the place of' and reine meaning 'queen', and the vice- part is the same idea as in vice-president. So, a vicereine is a woman who rules 'in the place of' a king or queen or is the wife of a viceroy.