Meaning & use
viscount
A nobleman ranking below an earl or count and above a baron in the British peerage.
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The viscount inherited the family estate after his father's death.
She was introduced at the ball as the daughter of a viscount.
A note on using this word
Often misspelled 'vicount'; the correct spelling keeps the 's' from Latin 'vice-,' meaning 'in place of' a count.
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