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viscount

/ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
vis-count
IPA
/ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.

noun

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and counts.

noun

The title of a viscount.

name

A surname.

name

A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman viscounte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Latin vice + comes. Equivalent to vice- + count. Doublet of vicecomes and vicomte.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

viscounts (plural) V (alternative, symbol) Vis. (alternative, abbreviation) Visc. (alternative, abbreviation) Visct (alternative, contraction) Vte (alternative, contraction)

Derived Forms

viscountal viscountcy viscountship viscounty

Frequently Paired Words

viscountess vicecomital vicontiel viscomital baron don duke earl

Rhymes With

account amount count mount discount recount dismount fount surmount remount unmount miscount

Questions

How do you pronounce viscount?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/.
What does viscount mean?
A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.
Where does viscount come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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