viscount

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Recent Examples of viscount On Tuesday night, members of the upper chamber dropped objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls and viscounts who inherited seats in Parliament along with their aristocratic titles. Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026 The viscount died due to an allergic reaction from a bee sting, which was featured in Anthony and Kate Sharma's love story. Lia Beck, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026 But will the second son of the late viscount actually settle down? Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026 The four episodes feature lots of returning cast members and new faces, but fans of Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Bridgerton (Simone Ashley), the viscount and viscountess, will be disheartened to learn that the couple doesn’t make an appearance in part one. Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for viscount
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Noun
  • With James' support, George became an earl, a marquess and ultimately a duke (a rarity for nonroyals).
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Young’s office earlier had turned down a request for a formal interview, unaware one of the journalists from the London paper was a dashing earl.
    Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • The agreement with the marquess allows Kays to take up to 25,000 tons of granite off the island by 2050.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • So far, so normal for the daughter of a marquess (the late Lord Caterham).
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • And with Crimson Peak, del Toro swings for the fences, with big gestures from English baronet Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleson) to prove his love for American heiress Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), a big decaying mansion, and big ghost energy.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
  • For one, Lady Valerie Meux, a banjo-playing music hall singer who married a British baronet, became a social sensation and quirky philanthropist, and was known to drive around London in a carriage pulled by a pair of zebras.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • As recounted by Peter Biskind in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, Cimino ran long and went over budget on his epic drama about the Johnson County War, which saw cattle barons attacking immigrant laborers in late 19th-century Wyoming.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
  • Workers endured dangerous conditions, poverty wages and widening inequality while industrial barons amassed extraordinary power.
    Tom Debley, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • The duke traditionally accompanies the monarch in the lead carriage of the Royal Procession, a custom that dates back to 1825, when the first Duke of Wellington rode alongside King George IV.
    Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
  • Enmeshed in scandal, the former duke and duchess of York have practically vanished from public view – and so have the queen's dinky golden furballs.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • At the top, the photo featured a timestamp of March 31, 2017, an era when the American actress and British prince were dating.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • The pair bonded over their health journeys, and Hatton’s mother said that the prince and princess had been bastions of compassion up until her daughter’s death.
    Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Two funerals will be held for the late margrave — one open to the public, and another private service.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xavier Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius, and his titles included king of Hungary and Bohemia, margrave of Moravia, and grand prince of Transylvania.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2022
Noun
  • These men were called squires for most of the Middle Ages, but esquire began to appear in the 15th century.
    Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2022

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“Viscount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viscount. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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