viscount
nounmasculine/viʃˈkõdɨ/medium
vis·con·de
Definition
A nobleman ranking below an earl or count and above a baron.
The viscount inherited the estate from his father.
She was married to a viscount.
Common collocations
viscount and viscountess
Etymology
Do latim medieval 'vicecomes', de 'vice-' (em lugar de) + 'comes' (conde).