English dictionary
viscount
/'v/aI/,k/AU/nt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.
Source: webster1913