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Viceroy :: Viceroy (prep.) The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the viceroy of India..

Proconsul :: Proconsul (n.) An officer who discharged the duties of a consul without being himself consul; a governor of, or a military commander in, a province. He was usually one who had previously been consul..

Gubernatorial :: Gubernatorial (a.) Pertaining to a governor, or to government..

Ancient :: Ancient (n.) An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.

Eparchy :: Eparchy (n.) A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom; in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese..

Reeve :: Reeve (n.) an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc..

Rector :: Rector (n.) A ruler or governor.

Dynast :: Dynast (n.) A ruler; a governor; a prince.

Subgranular :: Subgovernor (n.) A subordinate or assistant governor.

Subashdary :: Subashdar (n.) A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army..

Ci-devant :: Ci-devant (a.) Former; previous; of times gone by; as, a ci-devant governor..

Originate :: Originate (v. i.) To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council..

Nabob :: Nabob (n.) A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.

Tenter :: Tenter (n.) A kind of governor.

Elect :: Elect (v. t.) To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor..

Governor General :: Governor general () A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him; as, the governor general of Canada, of India..

Moodir :: Moodir (n.) The governor of a province in Egypt, etc..

Candidate :: Candidate (n.) One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors..

Procurator :: Procurator (n.) A governor of a province under the emperors; also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a province; as, the procurator of Judea..

Harmost :: Harmost (n.) A governor or prefect appointed by the Spartans in the cities subjugated by them.

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