Definitions for viscountcy
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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
viscountcy, viscounty(noun)
the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess
viscountcy(noun)
the title of a viscount
Webster Dictionary
Viscountcy(noun)
the dignity or jurisdiction of a viscount
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