English Explanatory Dictionary

viscount

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.
  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and counts.
noun
  1. The title of a viscount.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/ vīʹkount en-uk-viscount.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-viscount.wav

Word forms

viscount viscounts V Vis. Visc. Visct Vte

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman viscounte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Latin vice + comes. Equivalent to vice- + count. Doublet of vicecomes and vicomte.

Related words

viscountess vicecomital vicontiel viscomital baron don duke earl lord marquess prince

Derived words

viscountcy viscounty
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