VISCOUNTY

viscounty

(noun) the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess

viscountcy, viscounty

(noun) the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

viscounty (plural viscounties)

The territory administered by a viscount as (notably royal) official

An estate held (as fief or nominally) with the title of viscount

Source: Wiktionary


Vis"count`ship, Vis"count`y, n. Etym: [F. vicomté.]

Definition: The quality, rank, or office of a viscount.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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