VISCOUNT


Meaning of VISCOUNT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvī-ˌkau̇nt ]

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 -ˌkau̇n(t)-sē noun

• vis·county -ˌkau̇n-tē noun

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