Meaning & use
viceregency
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Meaning
nouncountable or uncountableformalrare
The position, office, or period of service of a viceroy, a royal official who rules a colony or province on behalf of a monarch.
Grammar: Can be countable when referring to a term or instance, or uncountable when referring to the role itself.
Patterns
- during the viceregency of someone
- the viceregency of a region
During his viceregency, he reformed the tax system and improved roads.
The viceregency of India lasted from 1858 to 1947.
Her viceregency was marked by both prosperity and unrest.
Word forms
| plural | viceregencies |
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Common combinations
- during the viceregency of
- During the viceregency of Lord Curzon, many reforms were implemented.
- the viceregency of India
- The viceregency of India was a key period in British colonial history.
- appointed to the viceregency
- He was appointed to the viceregency after years of service.
Synonyms and how they differ
- viceroyalty
- This is the more common term for the same office or territory; viceregency is rarer and often refers to the period or role.
Word family
- viceroy noun
- The person who holds the office of viceregency.
- viceregal adjective
- Relating to a viceroy or viceregency.
Commonly confused: viceregency or viceroyalty?
viceregency vs viceroyalty
Viceroyalty often refers to the territory ruled by a viceroy, while viceregency focuses on the office or term of office.
Practice
The period when a viceroy governs is called a ______.
Choose one answer.
Viceregency refers to the office or term of a viceroy. Viceroyalty is the territory, vice is a different word, and vicinity means the area nearby.
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