viscounty
Americannoun
-
History/Historical. the jurisdiction of a viscount or the territory under his authority.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of viscounty
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But it was all strange—the affair of the beastly new viscounty, Blinkhampton and its buildings, the Arbitration and the confidence of Mr Disney.
From Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House by Hope, Anthony
The charter that contains this enactment treats of villeinage also, and orders that whoever has a man for sale within the limits of the viscounty shall fix the price, and shall not change it afterwards.
From Two Summers in Guyenne by Barker, Edward Harrison
Joan was consoled by remaining in possession of the county of Penthièvre and the viscounty of Limoges.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William
Harry heard Lady Evenswood's laughter; he heard her murmur to herself with an accent of pleasure, "A beastly new viscounty!"
From Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House by Hope, Anthony
The viscounty of Léon fell by alliance, in the fourteenth century, to the house of Rohan, in whose favour is was raised in the sixteenth to a principality.
From Brittany & Its Byways by Palliser, Bury, Mrs.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
