viscountess

vis·count·ess

[vahy-koun-tis]
noun
1.
the wife or widow of a viscount.
2.
a woman holding in her own right a rank equivalent to that of a viscount.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see viscount, -ess


See -ess.
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viscountess (ˈvaɪkaʊntɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the wife or widow of a viscount
2.  a woman who holds the rank of viscount in her own right

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