Main Entry: vis·count

Pronunciation: \ˈvī-ˌkau̇nt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English viscounte sheriff, viscount, from Anglo-French visquens, visconte, from Medieval Latin vicecomit-, vicecomes, from Late Latin vice- vice- + comit-, comes count — more at count

Date: 15th century

: a member of the peerage in Great Britain ranking below an earl and above a baron

— vis·count·cy \-ˌkau̇n(t)-sē\ noun

— vis·county \-ˌkau̇n-tē\ noun