VISCOUNTESS

viscountess

(noun) a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right

viscountess

(noun) a wife or widow of a viscount

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

viscountess (plural viscountesses)

The wife of a viscount.

A woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right.

Source: Wiktionary


Vis"count`ess, n. Etym: [F. vicomtesse, LL. vicecomitissa.]

Definition: The wife of a viscount.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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