Viscount
Aristocratic title in various European countries / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Viscount (disambiguation).
A viscount (/ˈvaɪkaʊnt/ ⓘ VY-kownt, for male[1]) or viscountess (/ˈvaɪkaʊntɪs/, for female[2]) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. The status and any domain held by a viscount is a viscountcy.
In the case of French viscounts, the title is sometimes left untranslated as vicomte [vi.kɔ̃t].