viscount

Meanings

• noun

  A title of the English nobility below a baron and above a baronet, equivalent to a continental count.

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈvaɪkaʊnt/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with viscount
mountebank , count , dank , bank

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Variants

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viscount , viscountcies , viscountcy , viscounties , viscounts , viscounty , Allenby , Allenby of Megiddo and Felixstowe , Edmund Allenby , Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby , Viscount Allenby , Anderson , John Anderson , Viscount Waverley , Waverley , Bacon , Baron Verulam , Francis Bacon , Sir Francis Bacon , Verulam , Viscount St. Albans , Bolingbroke , Henry St. John , Viscount Bolingbroke , Byng , Julian Hedworth George Byng , Sir Julian Byng , Viscount Byng of Vimy , Canning , Charles Canning , Charles John Canning , Clemency Canning , Earl Canning , Viscount Canning , Stratford Canning , Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe , 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood , Cecil , Edgar Algernon Robert Cecil , Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil , Lord Robert Cecil , Robert Cecil , Robert Gascoyne-Cecil , Viscount Cecil , Baron Cecil of Essendon , Robert Cecil , 1st Earl of Salisbury , Sir Robert Cecil , Viscount Cranborne

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Etymology

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Derived from Old French 'viscomte', from 'vis' meaning 'force' or 'power' and 'comte' meaning 'count'.

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Trivia

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1. The title 'viscount' was first introduced in England during the 12th century.

2. The highest-ranking viscount in the English peerage is the Viscount De L'Isle and Dudley.

3. There are currently 37 viscountcies in the British peerage.

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Related Concepts

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1. nobility: A social class of hereditary titles and privileges, often associated with wealth and power.

2. peerage: The rank or title of a member of the British nobility.

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Culture

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In English literature, the title 'viscount' has been used to denote a member of the nobility, often with significant power and influence. In art, there are several depictions of viscounts in various forms of media, such as paintings and sculptures.

How to Memorize "viscount"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person dressed in formal attire, wearing a tall hat and carrying a scepter, symbolizing the power and authority of a viscount.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'viscount' with the number 'twelve', as there are twelve viscounts in the English peerage.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'viscount' as 'visually count', emphasizing the idea of power and authority.

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