VISCOUNT


Meaning of VISCOUNT in English

/vuy"kownt'/ , n.

1. a nobleman next below an earl or count and next above a baron.

2. Hist. a deputy of a count or earl.

3. (in England) a sheriff.

[ 1350-1400; ME viscounte visconte (F vicomte ), equiv. to vis VICE 3 + counte COUNT 2 , trans. ML vicecomes ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .