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Viscount

Vis′countˊ

,
Noun.
[OE.
vicounte
, OF.
visconte
,
vescunte
, F.
vicomte
, LL.
vicecomes
; L.
vice
(see
Vice
,
Adj.
) +
comes
a companion, LL., a count. See
Count
.]
1.
(O. Eng. Law)
An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.
2.
A nobleman of the fourth rank, next in order below an earl and next above a baron; also, his degree or title of nobility. See
Peer
,
Noun.
, 3.
[Eng.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024

Viscount

Viscount

See also: viscount

English

Proper noun

Viscount

  1. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

viscount

viscount

See also: Viscount

English

Alternative forms

Noun

viscount ‎(plural viscounts, feminine viscountess)


  1. A member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl.

Translations

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman viscounte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Latin vice + comes. Equivalent to vice- + count.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪkaʊnt/
  • enPR: vīʹkount

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