viscount
noun
- Historical in England,
- a deputy of an earl
- a sheriff
- a nobleman next below an earl or count and above a baron
See viscount in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(vīˈkountˌ)
noun- A nobleman ranking below an earl or count and above a baron.
- Abbr. Visct. or Vis. or V. Used as a title for such a nobleman.
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