- viscount
- /vaykawnt/ A decree of English nobility, next below that of earl. An old title of the sheriff
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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Viscount — ist ein Adelstitel, siehe Vicomte Vickers Viscount, ein Passagierflugzeug des Herstellers Vickers ein Hersteller von digitalen Kirchenorgeln Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Untersche … Deutsch Wikipedia
Viscount — Vis count , n. [OE. vicounte, OF. visconte, vescunte, F. vicomte, LL. vicecomes; L. vice (see {Vice}, a.) + comes a companion, LL., a count. See {Count}.] 1. (O. Eng. Law) An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Viscount — (engl., spr. Wiskaunt), s. Vicomte … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Viscount — (engl., spr. waikaunt, »Vizegraf«), s. Vicomte … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Viscount — (engl., spr. weikaunt), s. Vicomte … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Viscount — (weikaunt), s. Vicomte … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
viscount — (n.) late 14c., deputy of a count or earl, from Anglo Fr. and O.Fr. visconte, from M.L. vicecomes (gen. vicecomitis), from L.L. vice deputy (see VICE (Cf. vice )) + L. comes member of an imperial court, nobleman (see COUNT (Cf. count) (n.)). As a … Etymology dictionary
viscount — is a British nobleman ranking between an earl and a baron. The rank is called a viscountcy … Modern English usage
viscount — ► NOUN ▪ a British nobleman ranking above a baron and below an earl. ORIGIN Latin vicecomes (see VICE (Cf. ↑vice ), COUNT(Cf. ↑countable)) … English terms dictionary
viscount — [vī′kount΄] n. [ME < OFr viscomte < ML vice comes: see VICE & COUNT2] 1. Historical in England, a) a deputy of an earl b) a sheriff 2. a nobleman next below an earl or count and above a baron … English World dictionary
Viscount — A viscount (pron en|ˈvaɪkaʊnt VAI count) is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl (in Britain) or a count (the earl s continental equivalent).EtymologyThe word … Wikipedia
