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Added 9 October 2026

viscount

/ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/ noun

Latin root: vicecomes Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about viscount at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count.
A British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron.

Origin

From Anglo-Norman viscounte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Latin vice + comes. Equivalent to vice- + count. Doublet of vicecomes and vicomte.

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