viscount

V4I1S1C3O1U1N1T1
/ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/

noun

A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.

OriginMedieval Latin vicecomes ← Latin vice →
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Meanings

viscount1

nounviscount (plural viscounts)

plural viscounts · alternative symbol V · alternative abbreviation Vis. · alternative abbreviation Visc. · alternative contraction Visct · alternative contraction Vte

  1. A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.
  2. biologyAny of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and counts.

Viscount2

nounViscount (plural Viscounts)

plural Viscounts

  1. The title of a viscount.

    On Tuesday the King gave audiences to the Earl of Albemarle, Viscounts Melbourne and Althorp, Lord Hill, and Sir James Graham.

    1833 February 16, “Court and Fashionable Life. Their Majesties.”, in The Court Journal, number 199, London: […] Henry Colburn. […] W. Thomas, […], page 97, column 1
proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Origin

  1. Latinvice
  2. Medieval Latinvicecomes
  3. Englishviscount

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

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Translations

Arabic فيكونت
  • فيكونت (vīkōnt)a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Bulgarian вико́нт
  • вико́нт (vikónt)a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Catalan vescomte
  • vescomtea member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Chinese Mandarin 子爵
  • 子爵 (zǐjué)a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Czech vikomt
  • vikomta member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Dutch burggraaf
  • burggraafa member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Esperanto vicgrafo
  • vicgrafoa member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Estonian vikont
  • vikonta member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Finnish varakreivi
  • varakreivia member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
French vicomte
  • vicomtea member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
German Vicomte
  • Vicomtea member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Greek υποκόμης
  • υποκόμης (ypokómis)a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Hungarian algróf, vikomt
  • algrófa member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
  • vikomta member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Icelandic vísigreifi
  • vísigreifia member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Irish bíocunta
  • bíocuntaa member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Italian visconte, viscontessa
  • viscontea member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
  • viscontessaa member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Japanese 子爵
  • 子爵 (shishaku)a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Korean 자작
  • 자작 (jajak)a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Persian ویکنت
  • ویکنت (vikont)a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Polish wicehrabia
  • wicehrabiaa member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Portuguese visconde
  • viscondea member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Romanian viconte
  • vicontea member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Russian вико́нт
  • вико́нт (vikónt)a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Spanish vizconde
  • vizcondea member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Swedish vicomte
  • vicomtea member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Tagalog biskonde
  • biskondea member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Turkish vikont
  • vikonta member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Ukrainian віко́нт
  • віко́нт (vikónt)a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Vietnamese tử tước
  • tử tướca member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Welsh is-iarll
  • is-iarlla member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl
Yiddish וויקאָנט
  • וויקאָנט (vikont)a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with viscount

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Cite this entry
APA

viscount. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscount

MLA

“viscount.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscount. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viscount,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscount.

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