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| vis·count [ v kòwnt ] (plural vis·counts) |
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1. British nobleman: a British nobleman of a rank above baron
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2. count's son or younger brother: in European countries other than the United Kingdom, especially France, somebody whose father or elder brother is a count
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3. count's representative: in medieval Europe, somebody acting for or representing a count
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| [14th century. Via Anglo-Norman viscounte, Old French vi(s)conte< medieval Latin vicecomes< Latin vice "in place of" (see vice2) + comes "companion"] |
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  vis·count·cy noun |
| vis·count·y noun |
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