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viscount.

A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/
  1. A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.

  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and counts.

Where this word comes from

From Anglo-Norman viscounte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Latin vice + comes. Equivalent to vice- + count. Doublet of vicecomes and vicomte.

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