Meaning & use
Vicomte
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A French nobleman ranking below a comte (count) and above a baron, roughly equivalent to a viscount.
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In the novel, the vicomte inherited his family's estate outside Paris.
She was introduced to the old vicomte at the ball.
A note on using this word
Borrowed directly from French, "vicomte" is the male title; the female equivalent is "vicomtesse."
Words with a similar meaning
viscount
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