viscount
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- noun
- /ˈvaɪskaʊnt/
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vizconde
- The word nobility, in Great Britain at least, refers only to men and women holding the top five ranks of honors in this descending order: duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron.
- viscount and earl
- viscount and baron
- viscount, duke, and earl
Examples
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Well, as a matter of fact, I'm a viscount.
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Dukes and viscounts sit nearest the King unless there is a marquis present.
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The most famous, of course, was Viscount Nelson.
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So is this all right to welcome the viscount and his nephew?
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The viscount is not staying, just the nephew.
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I am to become an earl, your brother a viscount.
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Why not a viscount's daughter?
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It was chaired by Viscount Hinchinbrook and they took stock of the collection.
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There were two earls, a viscount, and a marquis on the table this year, and only twenty-eight hungry debutantes.
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Dukes and viscounts sit nearest the King unless there is a marquis present.
Synonyms
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A man who has a noble title and may sit in the House of Lords
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A person from a high social family with a title
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A noble person with a title who sits in the House of Lords
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A man from a high social class who has a title
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A British noble who can sit in the House of Lords
A French noble rank below a count and above a baron
Compounds
A British general who led troops to victory in North Africa and led troops in the Normandy invasion
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Morphology
Etymology
Viscount comes from old words vice 'deputy' and count 'nobleman', so it originally meant a 'deputy count' who helped or stood in for a count. That's why today a viscount is a noble title that ranks below an earl or count.