Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viscounty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vis-coun-ty
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

"His grace made a surrender to the crown, in 1706, of the titles conferred upon his father, and obtained a new grant of those honors, dated 17th of June, 1706, extending the remaindership to his heirs male or female, descended from William, first Earl of Queensberry, leaving the marquesate and earldom of Queensberry, with the viscounty of Drumlanrig, and barony of Douglas, of Hawick and Tibbers, untouched, and to descend according to the original patents of creation."

Etymology

From Middle English viscountie, from Middle French viscounté; equivalent to viscount + -y.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: viscountie, viscounté
Suffix: viscount

Inflected Forms

viscounties (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

county viscountcy barony bishopric duchy kingdom march margravate

Synonyms

viscountcy

Questions

What does viscounty mean?: The territory administered by a viscount as (notably royal) official
Where does viscounty come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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