viscountess

[ vahy-koun-tis ]

noun

1. the wife or widow of a viscount.
2. a woman holding in her own right a rank equivalent to that of a viscount.

viscountess

/ ˈvaɪkaʊntɪs /

noun

1. the wife or widow of a viscount
2. a woman who holds the rank of viscount in her own right

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of viscountess¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; viscount, -ess

Example Sentences

The only niece whom she could not get rid of any other way, she sent to the most dissipated and unprincipled viscountess in town.

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Page handed the lady and her attendant into a coach, on which was the coronet of a viscountess.

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Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?

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It describes the career and love experiences of one who eventually becomes Viscountess Landale.

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The conduct of Mr. Sedley was much more equivocal, and almost baffled the penetration of the Viscountess.

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