Viscount Definition

vīkount
noun
In England,
Webster's New World
A nobleman next below an earl or count and above a baron.
Webster's New World
Used as a title for such a nobleman.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Viscount

Noun

Singular:
viscount
Plural:
viscounts

Origin of Viscount

  • Middle English from Old French visconte from Medieval Latin vicecomes vicecomit- Late Latin vice- vice- Late Latin comes occupant of any state office count2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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