the title, rank, or station of a viscount (sense 2)
: also ˈviscountˌship (ˈvaɪˌkaʊntˌʃɪp)
viscountcy in American English
(ˈvaiˌkauntsi)
noun
the rank or station of a viscount
Also: viscountship
Word origin
[1865–70; viscount + -cy]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: batting average, racism, springboard, steamroller, tick-tack-toe