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Viscount - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Viscount : (noun)
1: (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
2: a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
[syn: Viscount]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Viscount : \Vis"count`\, n. [OE. vicounte, OF. visconte, vescunte,
F. vicomte, LL. vicecomes; L. vice (see Vice, a.) _ comes a
companion, LL., a count. See Count.]
1. (O. Eng. Law) An officer who formerly supplied the place
of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.
2. 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. [Eng.] --Chaucer.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Viscount |
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