viscount

== English == === Alternative forms === V (symbol) Vis., Visc. (abbreviation) Visct, Vte (contraction) === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman viscounte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Latin vice + comes. Equivalent to vice- + count. Doublet of vicecomes and vicomte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/, enPR: vīʹkount Rhymes: -aʊnt === Noun === viscount (plural viscounts) A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl. Hyponym: vicomte (“French viscount”) (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and counts. ==== Derived terms ==== viscountcy viscounty ==== Related terms ==== (female form or wife): viscountess (adjectival form): vicecomital, vicontiel, viscomital ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (related titles): baron, don, duke, earl, lord, marquess, prince === Further reading === viscount on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === vicounts