viscounty

American  

[vahy-koun-tee] / ˈvaɪˌkaʊn ti /

noun

• viscounties
  plural

1. viscountcy.

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• viscounties
  plural

Etymology

Origin of viscounty

First recorded in 1580–90; viscount + -y ³

Example Sentences

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viscounty viscounties

They had town councillors, who elected four consuls every four years, who represented the borough in the États Vicomtains—an assembly composed of the principal landholders and dignitaries of the viscounty.

From Two Summers in Guyenne by Edward Harrison Barker

Captain Richard Howe of the Royal Navy, afterwards Admiral and Earl, succeeded him in the Irish viscounty which had been bestowed upon their grandfather by William III.

From Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

In 1447 he bought the viscounty of Narbonne, and having assisted King Charles VII. in Guienne, he was made a peer of France in 1458.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

Corneille was the son of Pierre Corneille, master of forests and waters in the viscounty of Rouen.

From Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business by David W. Bartlett

The delectable P. nourishes expectations of a barony or viscounty at an early date. 

From When William Came by Saki

The duke of Leeds derives the title of one of his viscounties from Dunblane.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

He could levy troops, declare war and peace, make laws, punish or pardon at will, build cities, forts, and castles, and grant out lands in fiefs, seigniories, counties, viscounties, and baronies.

From Pioneers of France in the New World by Francis Parkman