viscount

vis·count

V0120500 (vī′kount′)n.1. A nobleman ranking below an earl or count and above a baron.2. Used as a title for such a nobleman.

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[Middle English, from Old French visconte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, vicecomit- : Late Latin vice-, vice- + Late Latin comes, occupant of any state office; see count².]

viscount

(ˈvaɪkaʊnt) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the British Isles) a nobleman ranking below an earl and above a baron2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in various countries) a son or younger brother of a count. See also vicomte3. (Historical Terms) (in medieval Europe) the deputy of a count[C14: from Old French visconte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Late Latin vice- vice³ + comes count²]

vis•count

(ˈvaɪˌkaʊnt)

n. a nobleman next below an earl or count and next above a baron. [1350–1400; Middle English viscounte < Anglo-French; Old French visconte (French vicomte) =vis vice³ + counte count²] vis′count•cy, n., pl. -cies.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	viscount - (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a countnoble, nobleman, Lord - a titled peer of the realm
	2.	viscount - a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baronpeer - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage

Translations

子爵

viscount

(ˈvaikaunt) noun a nobleman next in rank below an earl. 子爵 子爵ˈviscountess noun1. the wife or widow of a viscount. 子爵夫人 子爵夫人2. a woman of the same rank as a viscount. 女子爵 女子爵