Crossword clues for viscountcy
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Viscountcy \Vis"count`cy\, n.
The dignity or jurisdiction of a viscount.
--Sir B. Burke.
Wiktionary
n. The rank or jurisdiction of a viscount.
WordNet
n. the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess [syn: viscounty]
the title of a viscount
Usage examples of "viscountcy".
Anthony held the viscountcy, and with that came myriad responsibilities.
Even after Grigor took the throne, Henthas would gain only the marquessate in Renbrere, a small step up from the viscountcy he held already.
He seemed perfectly content with his viscountcy and he rarely involved himself with any matters of state beyond its boundaries.
My ancestor was a younger son who got a barony for clerking for the monarch, then my great-great grandfather upped it to a viscountcy by groveling to the first George.
After all, his uncle is a duke, and he will come into a viscountcy one day.
Henry VIII more than two hundred and fifty years earlier, while the viscountcy - which the eldest son was allowed to use - was even older.
And you have no doubt heard that the Prince Regent has offered a viscountcy to Stephen?
Richard is too ill to get an heir, so John would have inherited the viscountcy one day.