VISCOUNT Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

viscount

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Definition of viscount

as in earl

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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 For more than 1,000 years, its kings and queens have presided atop a pyramid of lords, earls, viscounts, and other layers of nobility. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 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 See All Example Sentences for viscount

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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

Definition of earl

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The marquess, however, decided not to buy the painting, which belongs to a private collection and, before now, has only ever been on public display once.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
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

Definition of marquess

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Connie is married to a baronet, Clifford, who has been made impotent by a war wound, and Mellors is the gamekeeper on Clifford’s estate, Wragby.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The baronet wanders around his castle numb on heroin, reeling from his spectacular flameout as CEO of Lumi and the recent loss of his seat in Parliament.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2026

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The duke, who is visiting his home country for a week, has lost his privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limited, publisher of the Daily Mail, the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 July 2026
His wife Meghan and their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet did not accompany the duke to London over security concerns.

— Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Definition of duke

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The two estranged princes – now fathers and husbands – have only seen one another a handful of times in the last four years.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
During his stay from July 7 to 11, the prince will carry out a series of charity engagements, and kick off the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026

Definition of prince

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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