Viscountess
/ˈvaɪkaʊntəs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The wife of a viscount.
- 2 a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right wordnet
- 3 A woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right.
"Before his own elevation to an earldom, Disraeli's wife was created Viscountess Beaconsfield by Queen Victoria."
- 4 a wife or widow of a viscount wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"Before his own elevation to an earldom, Disraeli's wife was created Viscountess Beaconsfield by Queen Victoria."
Etymology
From Middle English viscountes, viscountesse, probably from Middle French viscontesse; equivalent to viscount + -ess. Doublet of vicomtesse.