viscountess

noun vis·count·ess \-ˌkau̇n-təs\

: the wife or widow of a viscount

: a woman who has the rank of a viscount

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: the wife or widow of a viscount

: a woman who holds the rank of viscount in her own right

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15th century

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noun vis·count·ess \ˈvī-ˌkau̇n-təs\

: the wife or widow of a viscount

: a woman who holds the rank of a viscount in her own right

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