Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: viscount
IPA transcription: [v'ɪskaʊnt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: viscount
    Meaning: a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
  • Synonyms: viscount
    Meaning: (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
Usage examples
  • "Ah, ha, you are acquainted with the young viscount, are you?"
  • Of course it was not to be thought of then; but matters are quite different, you know, now, and the viscount, who is a very sensible fellow in the main, saw it at once.
  • In due course of time, a handsome travelling chariot, emblazoned with a viscount's coronet, and carrying on the seat behind a portly man-servant and a lady's maid, arrived at Ducie.