viscountess
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vis·count·ess
(vī′koun′tĭs)n.
1. The wife or widow of a viscount.
2. A noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right.
3. Used as a title for such a noblewoman.
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viscountess
(ˈvaɪkaʊntɪs)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the wife or widow of a viscount
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a woman who holds the rank of viscount in her own right
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vis•count•ess
(ˈvaɪˌkaʊn tɪs)n.
1. the wife or widow of a viscount.
2. a woman holding in her own right a rank equivalent to that of a viscount.
[1425–75]
usage: See -ess.
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Noun | 1. | viscountess - a wife or widow of a viscount married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage |
2. | viscountess - a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right peer - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage |
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Translations
زَوجَة أو أرمَلَة الفيكونتسيِّدة في رُتْبَة الفيكونت
vikomtesa
engelsk adelstitel
varakreivitär
vicomtesse
greifynja
vikomtka
vikontes
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viscountess
n → Viscountess f
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viscount
(ˈvaikaunt) noun a nobleman next in rank below an earl.
ˈviscountess noun1. the wife or widow of a viscount.
2. a woman of the same rank as a viscount.
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