viscountess en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈvaɪkaʊntəs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English viscountes, viscountesse, probably from Middle French viscontesse; equivalent to viscount + -ess. Doublet of vicomtesse.
Meanings
- The wife of a viscount.
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A woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right.
Before his own elevation to an earldom, Disraeli's wife was created Viscountess Beaconsfield by Queen Victoria.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visc. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| Visct | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| V | alternative, symbol | lexicographic | |
| viscountesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Vis. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| Vtesse | alternative, contraction | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
Translations (21)
ja 子爵 (viscount's wife) · cy is-iarlles (a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right) · ro vicontesă (viscount's wife) · it viscontessa (viscount's wife) · ga bíocuntaois (a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right) · gv lhiass-ven-eearley (a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right) · pt viscondessa (viscount's wife) · fi varakreivitär (viscount's wife) · ja 子爵 (a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right) · pt viscondessa (a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right) · ga bíocuntaois (viscount's wife) · es vizcondesa (viscount's wife) · cy is-iarlles (viscount's wife) · mk виконте́са (viscount's wife) · fr vicomtesse (a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right) · fr vicomtesse (viscount's wife) · eo vicgrafino (viscount's wife) · tl biskondesa (viscount's wife) · eo vicgrafino (a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right) · pl wicehrabina (a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right) · it viscontessa (a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right)