viscounty

[ vahy-koun-tee ]

/ ˈvaɪˌkaʊn ti /

noun, plural vis·count·ies.

viscountcy.

History/Historical. the jurisdiction of a viscount or the territory under his authority.

Origin of viscounty

First recorded in 1580–90; viscount + -y³

Words nearby viscounty

viscosity index, viscount, viscountcy, viscountess, Viscount Melville Sound, viscounty, viscous, viscous flow, Visct., viscus, vise

Example sentences from the Web for viscounty

She put that point about the viscounty, which puzzled her, first of all.
Tristram of Blent|Anthony Hope
Corneille was the son of Pierre Corneille, master of forests and waters in the viscounty of Rouen.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil|David W. Bartlett
Sir Henry had petitioned ineffectually for the revival of the viscounty at an earlier date.
Francis Beaumont: Dramatist|Charles Mills Gayley
The viscounty would be more convenient if a match came about between him and the girl.
Tristram of Blent|Anthony Hope

He was succeeded in the peerage by his nephew, who, however, inherits only the viscounty.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various

单词	viscounty
释义	viscounty [ vahy-koun-tee ] / ˈvaɪˌkaʊn ti / noun, plural vis·count·ies. viscountcy. History/Historical. the jurisdiction of a viscount or the territory under his authority. Origin of viscounty First recorded in 1580–90; viscount + -y³ Words nearby viscounty viscosity index, viscount, viscountcy, viscountess, Viscount Melville Sound, viscounty, viscous, viscous flow, Visct., viscus, vise Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for viscounty She put that point about the viscounty, which puzzled her, first of all. Tristram of Blent\|Anthony Hope Corneille was the son of Pierre Corneille, master of forests and waters in the viscounty of Rouen. Paris: With Pen and Pencil\|David W. Bartlett Sir Henry had petitioned ineffectually for the revival of the viscounty at an earlier date. Francis Beaumont: Dramatist\|Charles Mills Gayley The viscounty would be more convenient if a match came about between him and the girl. Tristram of Blent\|Anthony Hope He was succeeded in the peerage by his nephew, who, however, inherits only the viscounty. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844\|Various
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