viscounty

[vahy-koun-tee]

noun, plural vis·count·ies.

viscountcy.
History/Historical. the jurisdiction of a viscount or the territory under his authority.

Origin of viscounty

First recorded in 1580–90; viscount + -y³

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Examples from the Web for viscounty

Historical Examples of viscounty

You might suggest the viscounty as contingent on the marriage.
Tristram of Blent
Anthony Hope
She put that point about the viscounty, which puzzled her, first of all.
Tristram of Blent
Anthony Hope
But there are two titles, you ass; one an earldom, and the other a viscounty.
Wanderings in India
John Lang
In reward for his fine record his peerage was made a viscounty.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3
Various
In February 1812 he was appointed commander-in-chief in the Channel, and in 1814 he was raised to a viscounty.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6
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