viscount

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Recent Examples of viscount His wife, Joanna Hare, a clinical psychologist at Dana-Farber, is the daughter of an English viscount. Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024 Sebastian is a cash-poor viscount with a rakish reputation. Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024 The same might have been said of Duff Cooper, a British viscount, diplomat, politician, war hero, man-about-town—always good for a glass of port or an extramarital romp. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024 Jonathan Bailey Is a Vision in All White 15 hr 16 min ago The viscount who loves us is back — and looking so fresh. Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for viscount
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Noun
  • The oldest in the region is the Half Way House in Chesterfield, of course, which has been serving Founding Fathers, Civil War generals and at least one French marquis since 1760.
    Karri Peifer, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Queen Charlotte presents Francesca with a marquis from Vienna.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
Noun
  • In the book, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who’s been hidden away from the Ton and forced to work as a housemaid by her spiteful stepmother.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
  • With James' support, George became an earl, a marquess and ultimately a duke (a rarity for nonroyals).
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • Seat of the Cholmondeley family for centuries, the Norfolk pile has also become one of the nation’s most galvanizing stages for contemporary art, thanks to David Cholmondeley, the filmmaker seventh marquess of the line, and his wife, Rose.
    Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest, 2 Aug. 2024
  • An early Titian masterpiece — once looted by Napolean’s troops and a part of royal collections for centuries — caused a stir when it was stolen from the home of a British marquess in 1995.
    Niha Masih, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
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
  • The sugar barons own thousands of acres in the Glades.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
  • In 1867, with the railroad barons steadily gaining power across the United States, a group of angry farmers decided to organize into a trade union known as The Grange.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • The impoverished duke needs Gladys' dowry to prop up his family's estate, and Bertha may have promised him a bit too much without informing George or taking Gladys' wishes into account.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • But in the new episodes, Bertha’s obsession with marrying off Gladys, against her will, to a British duke (Ben Lamb), divides the Russells.
    Judy Berman, Time, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The president of Shabab Al Ahli, the dominant team at the moment, having won two of the past three league titles, is Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the crown prince of Dubai.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • The Prince of Wales celebrates his 43rd birthday on June 21, 2025 9 Comments The crown prince is 43!
    Brendan Le, People.com, 21 June 2025
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

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“Viscount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viscount. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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