vicomte

American  

[vee-kawnt] / viˈkɔ̃t /

noun

plural

vicomtes

1. a French viscount.

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vicomte British  

/ vikɔ̃t, vikɔ̃tɛs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of vicomte

< French: viscount

Example Sentences

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

And Good Samaritan Ruby is there with shelter when the withered mistress of a septuagenarian vicomte is left stranded by his death.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

"Ah, here's a coach, gents!" said Chalamel, looking out of the window; "it is not a spicy turn-out like that of the famous vicomte, the gay Saint-Remy, but a hack concern."

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 by Sue, Eugène