viscount
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viscount¹
- /ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/
Rhymes with -aʊnt
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman viscounte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Latin vice + comes. Equivalent to vice- + count. Doublet of vicecomes and vicomte.
noun viscounts · V · Vis. · Visc. · Visct · Vte
- A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and counts.
Viscount²
noun Viscounts
- The title of a viscount. On Tuesday the King gave audiences to the Earl of Albemarle, Viscounts Melbourne and Althorp, Lord Hill, and Sir James Graham.
proper noun
- A surname.
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lord, aristocrat, noble, peer, nobleman, vicomte, feudal lord, lordship, patrician, viscountship, earl, viscountess, count, visct, vicomtesse, baron
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Talk about this word "viscount." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/viscount. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. viscount. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/viscount "viscount." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/viscount.Cite this
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title = {viscount},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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