viceregal
vice·re·gal/vaɪsˈɹiːɡəl/adjective, noun
viceregal is an adjective meaning “Of, or pertaining to, a viceroy or viceroyalty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-I-C-E-R-E-G-A-L and has 3 syllables (vice·re·gal), and it appears about once in every 19 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does viceregal mean?
adjective
- 1
Of, or pertaining to, a viceroy or viceroyalty.
- 2
Of, or pertaining to, a viceregent or viceregency.
noun
- 1
a viceroy
- 2
a viceroy or vicereine
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce viceregal?
- /vaɪsˈɹiːɡəl/
Viceregal has 3 syllables, split vice·re·gal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of viceregal
- vice-regal
- viceregals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is viceregal?
Viceregal appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Viceregal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Of, or pertaining to, a viceroy or viceroyalty:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vice-royal |
| Spanish | virreinal |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does viceregal come from?
From vice- + regal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).