Definition of viscounty in English:
viscounty
nounPlural viscounties ˈvʌɪkaʊntiˈvaɪˌkaʊn(t)i
The land under the authority of a particular viscount.
Example sentencesExamples
- The remainder was shared out among the viscounties of Limoges, Comborn, Turenne and Ventadour.
- However, much of the western lands of the viscounty were occupied.
- My duty is to the people of my viscounty, to guide them in peace and defend them in war.
- And one year later Ramon Berenguer strengthened his ties to Guillem Ramon by confirming his guardianship of the heir to the viscounty of Bas.
- In the Middle Ages, Saint-Cirq Lapopie was the main town of one of the four viscounties that made up Quercy.
Definition of viscounty in US English:
viscounty
nounˈvīˌkoun(t)ēˈvaɪˌkaʊn(t)i
The land under the authority of a viscount.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the Middle Ages, Saint-Cirq Lapopie was the main town of one of the four viscounties that made up Quercy.
- My duty is to the people of my viscounty, to guide them in peace and defend them in war.
- And one year later Ramon Berenguer strengthened his ties to Guillem Ramon by confirming his guardianship of the heir to the viscounty of Bas.
- The remainder was shared out among the viscounties of Limoges, Comborn, Turenne and Ventadour.
- However, much of the western lands of the viscounty were occupied.