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n. The dignity, office, or jurisdiction of a viceroy.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The dignity, office, or jurisdiction of a viceroy.
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n. a district or province governed by a viceroy
Word Usage
"Mexico, capital of the viceroyalty of New Spain, was built upon the ruins of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, after it was destroyed by the troops of Hernán Cortés."