viceroyalty

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaɪsˈɹɔɪəlti/

Noun

viceroyalty (countable and uncountable, plural viceroyalties)

1. The office or term of service of a viceroy.
2. The place governed by a viceroy.

   India became a viceroyalty when the British government directly annexed it in the 1850s.