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viscountess

[ vahy-koun-tis ]

noun

  1. the wife or widow of a viscount.
  2. a woman holding in her own right a rank equivalent to that of a viscount.


viscountess

/ ˈvaɪkaʊntɪs /

noun

  1. the wife or widow of a viscount
  2. a woman who holds the rank of viscount in her own right
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Gender Note

See -ess.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of viscountess1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; viscount, -ess
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Example Sentences

The only niece whom she could not get rid of any other way, she sent to the most dissipated and unprincipled viscountess in town.

Page handed the lady and her attendant into a coach, on which was the coronet of a viscountess.

Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?

It describes the career and love experiences of one who eventually becomes Viscountess Landale.

The conduct of Mr. Sedley was much more equivocal, and almost baffled the penetration of the Viscountess.

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