viscountess.
The wife of a viscount.
Meaning & usage
The wife of a viscount.
A woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right.
Before his own elevation to an earldom, Disraeli's wife was created Viscountess Beaconsfield by Queen Victoria.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English viscountes, viscountesse, probably from Middle French viscontesse; equivalent to viscount + -ess. Doublet of vicomtesse.
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