Definition of "viscount" []

• A nobleman ranking below an earl or count and above a baron. (noun)
• Used as a title for such a nobleman. (noun)

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• "Before we pull the rug out from under the Covingtons, Arthur especially, Terence needs to decide if he really wants the designation of viscount."
• "Thus the word viscount was in Latin vice-comes, in itself a terrible admission."
• "'The viscount is not supposed to have been unrivalled in the young lady's favour."