Lord-lieutenant
noun
1.
British. the title of various high officials holding authority deputed from a sovereign.
2.
(formerly) the viceroy in Ireland.
noun
1.
(in Britain) the representative of the Crown in a county
2.
(formerly) the British viceroy in Ireland
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