vicomte
Americannoun
plural
vicomtesnoun
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
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
Suddenly the door was softly opened; L�pinette appeared, and, trying to distinguish his master through the clouds that filled the room, said in an undertone: "Is monsieur le vicomte asleep?"
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de
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