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viscounty
[ vahy-koun-tee ]
noun
, plural vis·count·ies.
- History/Historical. the jurisdiction of a viscount or the territory under his authority.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of viscounty1
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Example Sentences
You might suggest the viscounty as contingent on the marriage.
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She put that point about the viscounty, which puzzled her, first of all.
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He was succeeded in the peerage by his nephew, who, however, inherits only the viscounty.
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Corneille was the son of Pierre Corneille, master of forests and waters in the viscounty of Rouen.
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"Anyhow a barony—but a viscounty would be more convenient," murmured Southend.
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