vicomte

American

[vee-kawnt] / viˈkɔ̃t /

noun

a French viscount.

vicomte British

/ vikɔ̃t, vikɔ̃tɛs /

noun

a French noble holding a rank corresponding to that of a British viscount or viscountess

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

vicomtes

plural

Etymology

Origin of vicomte

< French: viscount

Example Sentences

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For instance, in one scene in the Depardieu film, Cyrano duels and vanquishes a vicomte who insults his nose.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2022

I don't need a baron, or a duke, or a vicomte.

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2011

Baudouin seemed to smile as rarely as the vicomte.

From Time Magazine Archive

Next, he affronted his disciples by persuading King Louis Philippe to make him a vicomte.

From Time Magazine Archive

The captain saw with surprise that it was the vicomte himself.

From The King's Stratagem and Other Stories by Weyman, Stanley John

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