noun
1.
a nobleman next below an earl or count and next above a baron.
2.
History/Historical. a deputy of a count or earl.
3.
(in England) a sheriff.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (in the British Isles) a nobleman ranking below an earl and above a baron |
| 2. | See also vicomte (in various countries) a son or younger brother of a count |
| 3. | (in medieval Europe) the deputy of a count |
| [C14: from Old French visconte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Late Latin vice- | |
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Word Origin & History
viscount
late 14c., "deputy of a count or earl," from Anglo-Fr. and O.Fr. visconte, from M.L. vicecomes (gen. vicecomitis), from L.L. vice- "deputy" (see vice-) + L. comes "member of an imperial court, nobleman" (see count (n.)). As a rank in British peerage,
first recorded 1440, when John, Baron Beaumont, was made one by Henry VI.
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