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Viscountess

Viscountess \Vis"count`ess\, n. [F. vicomtesse, LL. vicecomitissa.] The wife of a viscount.

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viscountess

alt. 1 The wife of a viscount. 2 A female member of the peerage who bears the title in her own right. n. 1 The wife of a viscount. 2 A female member of the peerage who bears the title in her own right.

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viscountess
  1. n. a wife or widow of a viscount

  2. a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right

Usage examples of "viscountess".

When she left the Admiralty, the Viscountess went immediately to the Reverend Father Agaric to give an account of her visit.

The late Caroline, Viscountess Tregar, had been the daughter of an earl, and she had brought a title and a fortune to her marriage.

There arrive Ambassadors and their wives, the Dukes and Duchesses of RUTLAND and SOMERSET, the Marquis and Marchioness of STAFFORD, the Earls of STAIR, WESTMORELAND, GOWER, ESSEX, Viscounts and Viscountesses CRANLEY and MORPETH, Viscount MELBOURNE, Lord and Lady KINNAIRD, Baron de ROLLE, Lady CHARLES GRENVILLE, the Ladies CAVENDISH, Mr.