释义
[ vahy -kount ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈvaɪˌkaʊnt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a nobleman next below an earl or count and next above a baron.
History/Historical . a deputy of a count or earl.
(in England) a sheriff.
Origin of viscount 1350–1400; Middle English
viscounte <Anglo-French; Old French
visconte (French
vicomte ), equivalent to
vis vice
3 +
counte count
2 , translation Medieval Latin
vicecomes Words nearby viscount viscometer, Visconti, viscose, viscosity, viscosity index, viscount , viscountcy, viscountess, Viscount Melville Sound, viscounty, viscous
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Example sentences from the Web for viscount Viscount Mandeville, like many British aristocrats, had met her in the U.S. while “hunting” for an American wife.
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At no time during the shoot was Viscount Severn directly in front of the Earl of Wessex.
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From 1986 to 1995, the Viscount Althorp, as young Charles was then known, worked as a correspondent for NBC, most often for Today.
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Her father was a Viscount , so Taylor married into the Catalan aristocracy.
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The four page boys listed in today's programme were Hugo Bertie, Viscount Aithrie, Charles Armstrong-Jones and Arthur Chatto.
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"The viscount said you were wonderfully well read in such matters," de Lisle said.
Won by the Sword | G.A. Henty
Jean, who had run in, took the viscount 's hand from Christie.
Christie Johnstone | Charles Reade
Was addressed to Viscount Molesworth, a distinguished Whig; and the author of several works written in a patriotic spirit.
Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift | Jonathan Swift and J. Bowles (John Bowles) Daly
He was styled Viscount Royston from 1754 till 1764, when he succeeded to the earldom.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 | Various
"So far as that was concerned, I believe I did all I could do to repair the mischief," continued the viscount .
Across India | Oliver Optic
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British Dictionary definitions for viscount noun (in the British Isles) a nobleman ranking below an earl and above a baron
(in various countries) a son or younger brother of a count See also vicomte
(in medieval Europe) the deputy of a count
Word Origin for viscount C14: from Old French visconte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Late Latin vice- vice ³ + comes count ²
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