viscounty

American  

[vahy-kaun-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

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Etymology

Origin of viscounty

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

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Example Sentences

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viscounty viscounties

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

When Earl Howe died in 1799, Sir William succeeded to the Irish viscounty.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

You talk of my cousin, and then of a viscounty.

From Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House by Anthony Hope

Arthur Herbert, Earl of Torrington—the later peerage is a viscounty held by the Byng family—was in command of the allied English and Dutch fleet in the Channel.

From Sea-Power and Other Studies by Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge

For the Courtenays, who had without protest accepted a baronetcy and a viscounty, their earldom was dead.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" 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

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

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