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