VISCOUNTESS


Meaning of VISCOUNTESS in English

/vuy"kown'tis/ , n.

1. the wife or widow of a viscount.

2. a woman holding in her own right a rank equivalent to that of a viscount.

[ 1425-75; late ME; see VISCOUNT, -ESS ]

Usage . See -ess .

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