MASCULINE viscount FEMININE viscountess

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viscount Noun

— A viscount is a British or Irish nobleman, above a baron but below a count or earl. A female using the style is termed a viscountess.

viscount

— noun (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count

— noun a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron