n.
Pronunciation: ' v ī - ˌ kau ̇ nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English viscounte sheriff, viscount, from Anglo-French visquens, visconte, from Medieval Latin vicecomit-, vicecomes, from Late Latin vice- vice- + comit-, comes count ― more at COUNT
Date: 15th century
: a member of the peerage in Great Britain ranking below an earl and above a baron
– vis · count · cy \ - ˌ kau ̇ n(t)-s ē \ noun
– vis · county \ - ˌ kau ̇ n-t ē \ noun