viscount

(ko̵unt′)

noun

  1. Historical in England,
    1. a deputy of an earl
    2. a sheriff
  2. a nobleman next below an earl or count and above a baron

Origin: ME < OFr viscomte < ML vice comes: see vice- & count

See viscount in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A nobleman ranking below an earl or count and above a baron.
  2. Abbr. Visct. or Vis. or V. Used as a title for such a nobleman.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French visconte

Origin: , from Medieval Latin vicecomes, vicecomit-

Origin: : Late Latin vice-, vice-

Origin: + Late Latin comes, occupant of any state office; see count2

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