Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viscountess

/ˈvaɪkaʊntəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: vis-count-ess
IPA: /ˈvaɪkaʊntəs/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wife of a viscount.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"Before his own elevation to an earldom, Disraeli's wife was created Viscountess Beaconsfield by Queen Victoria."

Etymology

From Middle English viscountes, viscountesse, probably from Middle French viscontesse; equivalent to viscount + -ess. Doublet of vicomtesse.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: viscountes, viscontesse
Suffix: viscount

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvaɪkaʊntəs/

Inflected Forms

viscountesses (plural) V (alternative, symbol) Vis. (alternative, abbreviation) Visc. (alternative, abbreviation) Visct (alternative, abbreviation) Vtesse (alternative, contraction)

Questions

How do you pronounce viscountess?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvaɪkaʊntəs/.
What does viscountess mean?: The wife of a viscount.
Where does viscountess come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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