VISCOUNT
Dictionary entry overview: What does viscount mean? • VISCOUNT (noun)
The noun VISCOUNT has 2 senses:
1. (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
2. a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
Familiarity information: VISCOUNT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VISCOUNT (noun)
Meaning:
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("viscount" is a kind of...):
Lord; noble; nobleman (a titled peer of the realm)
Meaning:
A British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("viscount" is a kind of...):
peer (a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage)
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