viscountess

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US/ˈvaɪkaʊntəs/

noun

The wife of a viscount.

“Before his own elevation to an earldom, Disraeli's wife was created Viscountess Beaconsfield by Queen Victoria.”

OriginMiddle English viscountes ← Middle French viscontesse →
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Meanings

nounviscountess (plural viscountesses)

plural viscountesses · alternative symbol V · alternative abbreviation Vis. · alternative abbreviation Visc. · alternative abbreviation Visct · alternative contraction Vtesse

  1. The wife of a viscount.
  2. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
vicomtesse

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchviscontesse
  2. Middle Englishviscountes
  3. Englishviscountess

From Middle English viscountes, viscountesse, probably from Middle French viscontesse; equivalent to viscount + -ess. Doublet of vicomtesse.

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Translations

Esperanto vicgrafino, vicgrafino
  • vicgrafinoviscount's wife
  • vicgrafinoa woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
Finnish varakreivitär
  • varakreivitärviscount's wife
French vicomtesse, vicomtesse
  • vicomtesseviscount's wife
  • vicomtessea woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
Irish bíocuntaois, bíocuntaois
  • bíocuntaoisviscount's wife
  • bíocuntaoisa woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
Italian viscontessa, viscontessa
  • viscontessaviscount's wife
  • viscontessaa woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
Japanese 子爵, 子爵
  • 子爵 (shishaku)viscount's wife
  • 子爵 (shishaku)a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
Polish wicehrabina
  • wicehrabinaa woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
Portuguese viscondessa, viscondessa
  • viscondessaviscount's wife
  • viscondessaa woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
Romanian vicontesă
  • vicontesăviscount's wife
Spanish vizcondesa
  • vizcondesaviscount's wife
Tagalog biskondesa
  • biskondesaviscount's wife
Welsh is-iarlles, is-iarlles
  • is-iarllesviscount's wife
  • is-iarllesa woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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