Dictionary

viscount en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/
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• vīʹkount

Etymology

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

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

viscountal · viscounty · viscountcy · viscountship

Relateds

viscomital (adjectival form) · vicecomital (adjectival form) · viscountess (female form or wife) · vicontiel (adjectival form) · marquess (related titles) · duke (related titles) · prince (related titles) · lord (related titles) · don (related titles) · baron (related titles) · earl (related titles)

Translations (44)

km ហ្លួង (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · ota ویقونت (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · sv vicomte (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · ar فيكونت (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · it viscontessa (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · ko 자작 (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · hy դերկոմս (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · vi tử tước (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · pl wicehrabia (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · ro viconte (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · hu algróf (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · ja 子爵 (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · eo vicgrafo (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · uk віко́нт (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · yi וויקאָנט (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · fr vicomte (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · ru вико́нт (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · tl biskonde (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · it visconte (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · cy is-iarll (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · bg вико́нт (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · ka ვიკონტი (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · az vikont (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · fa ویکنت (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · hu vikomt (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · mk вико́нт (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · fi varakreivi (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · de Vicomte (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · cmn 子爵 (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · pt visconde (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · ga bíocunta (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · sl viskont (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · cs vikomt (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · el υποκόμης (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · hy վիկոնտ (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · uz vikont (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · tr vikont (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · br beskont (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · mnc ᠵᡳᠩᡴᡳᠨᡳ ᡥᠠᡶᠠᠨ (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · ca vescomte (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · nl burggraaf (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · es vizconde (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · is vísigreifi (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) · et vikont (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl)