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

Laclos' epistolary novel spins a web of decadent self-involvement and class warfare through the exchange of letters between the Marquise de Merteuil, a wealthy widow, and her former lover Vicomte de Valmont.

From Salon

“Dangerous Liaisons,” a decadent new drama on Starz, is about younger versions of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont.

From New York Times

And the contestants are the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, arguably literature’s most poisoned and poisonous power couple.

From New York Times

Alice Englert and Nicholas Denton play the pair destined to become architects of scandal and tragedy as, respectively, the Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont.

From Seattle Times

Hampton didn’t remain as the writer — he gets an executive producer credit — but the mini-series has arrived billed as the “origin story” of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont.

From New York Times