noun
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the wife or widow of a viscount
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a woman who holds the rank of viscount in her own right
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of viscountess
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at viscount, -ess
Example Sentences
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What’s a nice Jewish viscountess to do when she has a title but no money, a party invitation but no clothes and a pair of scissors but no sewing skills?
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2024
That scene is such a shift in the story line where you see Edwina’s frustration and determination to become the viscountess.
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022
Julie Montagu, an American viscountess, knows that marrying into British aristocracy isn’t as glamorous as it sounds.
From Fox News • Jul. 23, 2021
His father was from a wealthy, aristocratic Scots farming and military family, his mother was a viscountess.
From The Guardian • Aug. 9, 2011
But if the countess is to lose her husband, she ought to lose him to a viscountess, at least.
From Tancred Or, The New Crusade by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
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