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viscount Definition

vis·count (vī′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

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

viscount Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • create: He had the distinction of being one of only two viscounts created by Cromwell.
  • become: Promotion fees would only be paid as the barons become viscounts, counts, marquises, dukes, and eventually, WOW, princes!

Adjective modifier

  • second: The second viscount was created First Earl of Lichfield in the coronation honors of William IV in 1831.

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  5. ‹ viscoid
  6. ‹ viscoelastic
  7. ‹ viscid
  8. ‹ visceral cleft
  9. ‹ visceral
  10. ‹ viscera
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