viscountshipn.
/ˈvʌɪkaʊntʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈvaɪˌkaʊntˌʃɪp/ The dignity of a viscount; a viscountcy.
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Vice-conte, a vicountie, a vicountship.
a1647 T. Habington Surv. Worcs. (Worcs. Hist. Soc.) (1895) I. i. 33 Concearninge the Devereuxes, in whom are included the Earldome of Essex and vicountshyp of Hereford.
1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 25 Crema was a long time under the Vicountship of Milan untill the yeer 1405.
1881 E. Lynn Linton My Love! I. xii. 215 The few years of his Viscountship.
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n.1611- within call of
- within cannon-shot
- within cannonshot
- within clutch
- within commuting distance
- within cooee
- within cooee of
- within cry of
- within door
- within doors
- within driving distance
- within earshot
- within earshot of
- within eld
- within eyeshot
- within eyesight
- within firing range
- within grasp
- within gunshot
- within gunshot of
- within hail
- within hearing
- within land
- within limits
- within little of