VISCOUNT
Vis"count`, n. Etym: [OE. vicounte, OF. visconte, vescunte, F.
vicomte, LL. vicecomes; L. vice (see Vice, a.) + comes a companion,
LL., a count. See Count.]
1. (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.
2. A nobleman of the fourth rank, next in order below an earl and next above a baron; also, his degree or title of nobility. See Peer, n., 3. [Eng.] Chaucer.
VISCOUNTCY
Vis"count`cy, n.
Defn: The dignity or jurisdiction of a viscount. Sir B. Burke.
VISCOUNTESS
Vis"count`ess, n. Etym: [F. vicomtesse, LL. vicecomitissa.]
Defn: The wife of a viscount.
VISCOUNTSHIP; VISCOUNTY
Vis"count`ship, Vis"count`y, n. Etym: [F. vicomté.]
Defn: The quality, rank, or office of a viscount.