Viscount
['vaɪkaʊnt]
Definition
(noun.) a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron.
(noun.) (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count.
Editor: Whitney--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.
(a.) A nobleman of the fourth rank, next in order below an earl and next above a baron; also, his degree or title of nobility. See Peer, n., 3.
Edited by Aaron
Definition
n. an officer who formerly acted as deputy to the earl the vice-comes: a title of nobility next below an earl:—fem. Vī′scountess.—ns. Vī′scountcy Vī′scountship Vī′scounty the rank or dignity of a viscount.
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Examples
- Macbeth, and (2) Miss Macbeths; Viscount Paddington, Sir Horace Fogey, Hon. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Now, gentle readers, after this long digression, you shall hear of the shocking seduction of the present Viscountess Berwick by Viscount Deerhurst! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- These are the jewels which were presented to my sister by Viscount Deerhurst, said I, as I handed them to Mr. Luttrell. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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