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Answer for the clue "Wife of a viceroy ", 9 letters:
vicereine

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The wife of a viceroy. (from 19th c.) 2 A woman who is a viceroy.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. wife of a viceroy governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign [syn: viceroy ]

Usage examples of vicereine.

The Vicereine, a distant relative of the Abbess, had asked to be lodged at the convent.

The Vicereine, an active and somewhat mischievous girl just past adolescence, burst into the convent like a windstorm of change.

As soon as the warder opened the door, the Vicereine felt bewitched by a glacial breath of wind.

Some hours later, as he was about to leave, he refused to pardon Martina Laborde, despite the repeated pleas of the Vicereine, because he thought it would set a bad precedent for the many people incarcerated for lesser crimes whom he had found in other prisons.

He could just picture the scene, tomorrow afternoon or evening, of himself explaining to the returning Viceroy and Vicereine just what those tiny retching noises coming from their walls were.

Viceroy and Vicereine of Sergyar were most definitely in the need-to-know pool about the late events on Komarr.

Viceroy and Vicereine to some fancy political breakfast being held in honor of the Empress-to-be.

He glanced again behind Ekaterin, where the Vicereine looked as though she was choking, and the Viceroy turned a bark of laughter into a discreet cough.

Miles made the instant decision that if Vassily tried to give Ekaterin any more trouble about Nikki, Miles would throw him ruthlessly and without compunction to the Vicereine for a dose of Betan therapy that would make his head spin.

The Viceroy and Vicereine excused themselves, saying they would be along later after they had a short chat with Gregor.

The Vicereine, a-gleam with teeth and diamonds looked indulgently at the ceremonial caress.

But the Vicereine had seen the smudge and murmured something through lips that continued to smile.

He was standing at Arbour Hill in Dublin watching her Excellency the Vicereine dip the ladle into the first Government Soup for the famine victims.

Her Excellency, the Vicereine, was dressed for the occasion in a high-necked robe with but one velvet edged flounce.

Last night the Drawing-Room was held by the Vicereine, a function that everyone, more or less, is expected to attend.