Definitions for viscountˈvaɪˌkaʊnt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vis•countˈvaɪˌkaʊnt(n.)(pl.)
a nobleman next below an earl or count and next above a baron.
Category: Western History
Origin of viscount:
1350–1400; ME viscounte < AF; OF visconte (F vicomte) =visvice3+countecount2
vis′count•cy(n.)-cies.
Princeton's WordNet
viscount(noun)
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
viscount(noun)
a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
Wiktionary
viscount(Noun)
A member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl.
Webster Dictionary
Viscount(adj)
an officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county
Viscount(adj)
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
Translations for viscount
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
viscount(noun)
a nobleman next in rank below an earl.
- burggraafAfrikaans
- فيكونت: لقَب شَرَفArabic
- виконтBulgarian
- viscondePortuguese (BR)
- vikomtCzech
- der VicomteGerman
- (engelsk adelstitel)Danish
- υποκόμηςGreek
- vizcondeSpanish
- vikontEstonian
- ویسکنتFarsi
- varakreiviFinnish
- vicomteFrench
- מִשנֶה לְנַסִיך, וִיקָאוּנטHebrew
- इंग्लैंड में एक सामंत की पदवीHindi
- vikontCroatian
- vicomteHungarian
- gelar bangsawanIndonesian
- greifiIcelandic
- visconteItalian
- 子爵Japanese
- 자작Korean
- vikontasLithuanian
- vikontsLatvian
- viscountMalay
- burggraafDutch
- vicomteNorwegian
- wicehrabiaPolish
- ویسکنتPersian
- وايكونت (اشرافي لقبPashto
- viscondePortuguese
- viconteRomanian
- виконтRussian
- vikomtSlovak
- vikontSlovenian
- vikontSerbian
- viscountSwedish
- ขุนนางที่มีตำแหน่งสูงกว่า baron แต่ต่ำกว่า earlThai
- vikontTurkish
- 子爵Chinese (Trad.)
- віконтUkrainian
- انگلينڈ ميں ارل سے نيچے درکے کے امرا کا خطابUrdu
- tử tướcVietnamese
- 子爵Chinese (Simp.)
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