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viscount
/ˈvɪskaʊnt/
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What does viscount mean?
noun
- A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and counts.
- The title of a viscount.
More meanings (2)
proper noun
- A surname.
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈvɪskaʊnt/
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The Viscount Rochester fell as desperately in love with her as she was with him.
Numerous English people made trips in these airships, including Viscount Jellicoe, but the success of the company has apparently been forgotten.
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Tired out, I flung myself down beside the viscount, for I had had enough of looking for springs which I could not find.
In the same way we are told by Viscount Amberley that the priests of Ceylon first present the gifts to the god, and then eat them.
True, indeed, whatever title had been bestowed, whether viscount, earl, marquis, duke, or prince, if our laws had so permitted, he who received it would have been Nelson still.