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Viscount vs Viceroy - What's the difference?

viscount | viceroy |

As a proper noun viscount

is a village in saskatchewan, canada.

As a noun viceroy is

one who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

viscount

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • A member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl.
  • viceroy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
  • An orange and black North American butterfly (), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.
  • See also

    * governor-general, governor general * lord lieutenant