noun
Meaning 1
The wife of a viscount.
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noun
The wife of a viscount.
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noun
A woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right.
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noun
a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: peer
Narrower terms: Astor, Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor
noun
a wife or widow of a viscount
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wife, married woman
History
From Middle English viscountes, viscountesse, probably from Middle French viscontesse; equivalent to viscount + -ess. Doublet of vicomtesse.
Across languages
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