vicomtesse
/ˌvikɔ̃ˈtɛs
/ /ˌviːkɒnˈtɛs/ /vikɒmtɛs/noun (plural pronounced same)
A French noblewoman corresponding in rank to a British or Irish viscountess: [as title]: among others who came to support this good cause were the French Ambassador and Vicomtesse Luc de la Barre de Nanteuil...
- In the Frick Collection's Vicomtesse Othenin d' Haussonville, née Louise-Albertine de Broglie, the curving shape of the flirtatious vicomtesse forms a kind of delightful question mark.
- I have seen older references (nineteenth century) that designated the daughters of comtes as vicomtesses but question their accuracy.
Origin
French.