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单词 viscount
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
vis•count /ˈvaɪˌkaʊnt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. World Historya nobleman ranking next below an earl or count and next above a baron.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
vis•count  (vīkount′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. World Historya nobleman next below an earl or count and next above a baron.
  2. World History[Hist.]a deputy of a count or earl.
  3. World History, British Terms(in England) a sheriff.
  • Anglo-French; Old French visconte (French vicomte), equivalent. to vis vice3 + counte count2, translation Medieval Latin vicecomes
  • Middle English viscounte 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
viscount /ˈvaɪkaʊnt/ n
  1. (in the British Isles) a nobleman ranking below an earl and above a baron
  2. (in various countries) a son or younger brother of a count
  3. (in medieval Europe) the deputy of a count
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French visconte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Late Latin vice- vice³ + comes count²
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