Viscount

For other uses, see Viscount (disambiguation).

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A portrait of French nobleman Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne wearing a military uniform.

A viscount (/ˈvaɪkaʊnt/ ⓘ VY-kownt, for male[1]) or viscountess (/ˈvaɪkaʊntɪs/, for female[2]) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. The status and any domain held by a viscount is a viscountcy.

In the case of French viscounts, the title is sometimes left untranslated as vicomte [vi.kɔ̃t].

  1. ^ Viscount. Collins Dictionary. n.d. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ^ Viscountess. Collins Dictionary. n.d. Retrieved 22 September 2014.