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viscount

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vis·count  (vkount)
n.
1. A nobleman ranking below an earl or count and above a baron.
2. Abbr. Visct. or Vis. or V. Used as a title for such a nobleman.

[Middle English, from Old French visconte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, vicecomit- : Late Latin vice-, vice- + Late Latin comes, occupant of any state office; see count2.]

viscount [ˈvaɪkaʊnt]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the British Isles) a nobleman ranking below an earl and above a baron
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in various countries) a son or younger brother of a count See also vicomte
3. (Historical Terms) (in medieval Europe) the deputy of a count
[from Old French visconte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Late Latin vice- vice3 + comes count2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.viscountviscount - (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
noble, nobleman, Lord - a titled peer of the realm
2.viscountviscount - a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
peer - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
Translations
viscount [ˈvaɪkaʊnt] Nvizconde m

viscount [ˈvaɪkaʊnt] nvicomte m

viscount
nViscount m

viscount [ˈvaɪkaʊnt] nvisconte m
viscount [ˈvaɪkaʊnt] nvisconte m

viscount
n viscount [ˈvaikaunt]
a nobleman next in rank below an earl. burggraaf فيكونت: لقَب شَرَف виконт vikomt (engelsk adelstitel) der Vicomte υποκόμης vizconde vikont ویسکنت varakreivi vicomte מִשנֶה לְנַסִיך, וִיקָאוּנט इंग्लैंड में एक सामंत की पदवी vikont vicomte gelar bangsawan greifi visconte 子爵 자작 vikontas vikonts viscount burggraaf vicomte wicehrabia visconde viconte виконт vikomt vikont vikont viscount ขุนนางที่มีตำแหน่งสูงกว่า baron แต่ต่ำกว่า earl vikont 子爵 віконт انگلينڈ ميں ارل سے نيچے درکے کے امرا کا خطاب tử tước
n viscountess
1 the wife or widow of a viscount. burggravin زَوجَة أو أرمَلَة الفيكونت виконтеса vikomtesa (engelsk adelstitel) die Vikomtesse υποκόμισσα, χήρα ή σύζυγος υποκόμη vizcondesa vikontess همسر ویسکنت varakreivitär vicomtesse אֶשֶת וִיקָאוּנט विस्काउंट की पत्नी या विधवा vikontesa vicomte felesége istri bangsawan greifynja viscontessa 子爵夫人 자작 부인 vikonto žmona vikonta sieva viscountess burggravin vicomtesse wicehrabina viscondessa vicontesă виконтесса vikomtka vikontesa vikontesa viscountess ภรรยาของขุนนางตำแหน่ง viscount vikontes 子爵夫人 віконтеса وسکاؤنٹ کي بيوي يا بيوہ vợ của tử tước
2 a woman of the same rank as a viscount. burggravin سيِّدة في رُتْبَة الفيكونت виконтеса vikomtesa (engelsk adelstitel) die Vikomtesse υποκόμισσα vizcondesa vikontess ویسکنت زن varakreivitär vicomtesse וִיקָאוּנט उसी हैसियत की कोई अन्य महिला vikontesa vicomtesse viscount wanita greifynja viscontessa 女子爵 여자 자작 vikontė vikontese viscountess burggravin vicomtesse wicehrabina viscondessa vicontesă виконтесса vikomtka vikontesa vikontesa viscountess สตรีที่มีฐานะเทียบเท่าviscount vikontes 女子爵 віконтеса وسکاؤنٹ درجے کي خاتون nữ tử tước


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The viscount complimented Mademoiselle Cormon on the excellence of her service and the admirable arrangements of the house, remarking that he had supposed the provinces behind the age in that respect; but, on the contrary, he found them, as the English say, "very comfortable.
VISCOUNT GORING, his Son SIR ROBERT CHILTERN, Bart.
"I am the Viscount de Bragelonne," answered Raoul, blushing at being unable to name his father, as the Count de Guiche had done.
 
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