-tə̇s noun
Etymology: Middle English viscountesse, from viscounte viscount + -esse -ess
1. : the wife or widow of a viscount
2. : a woman who holds in her own right the rank of viscount
-tə̇s noun
Etymology: Middle English viscountesse, from viscounte viscount + -esse -ess
1. : the wife or widow of a viscount
2. : a woman who holds in her own right the rank of viscount
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012