viscountess
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Viscountess — Vis count ess, n. [F. vicomtesse, LL. vicecomitissa.] The wife of a viscount. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
viscountess — ► NOUN ▪ the wife or widow of a viscount, or a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right … English terms dictionary
viscountess — [vī′koun΄tis] n. 1. the wife or widow of a VISCOUNT (sense 2) 2. a peeress with a rank equivalent to that of a VISCOUNT (sense 2) … English World dictionary
Viscountess — Vis|coun|tess 〈[ vaıkaʊntıs] f.; , es; engl. Bez. für〉 Vizegräfin * * * Vis|coun|tess [va̮ika̮un tɛs], die; , es [… tɛsɪz] [engl. viscountess, zu: viscount, ↑ Viscount]: w. Form zu ↑ Viscount. * * * Vis|coun|tess [ vaɪkauntɪs] … Universal-Lexikon
viscountess — [[t]va͟ɪkaʊntɪs[/t]] viscountesses N COUNT; N TITLE A viscountess is the wife of a viscount or a woman who holds the same position as a viscount. ...Viscount and Viscountess Osborne … English dictionary
viscountess — UK [ˌvaɪkaʊnˈtes] / US [ˈvaɪˌkaʊntəs] noun [countable] Word forms viscountess : singular viscountess plural viscountesses a British noblewoman with a low rank … English dictionary
Viscountess — Vis|coun|tess [...tis] die; , es [...tisiz] <aus gleichbed. engl. viscountess> dem Viscount entsprechender weiblicher Adelstitel … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Viscountess Rhondda — may refer to:*Sybil Thomas, Viscountess Rhondda (1857 ndash;1941), Welsh suffragette, feminist and philanthropist *Margaret Mackworth, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda (1883 ndash;1958), Welsh suffragette and feminist, daughter of the aboveNote that the… … Wikipedia
Viscountess Bayning — Viscountess Bayning, of Foxley, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created for life in 1674 for Anne Murray. She was the daughter of Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning and sister of Paul Bayning, 2nd Viscount Bayning (on whose death in … Wikipedia
Viscountess Astor — noun British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879 1964) • Syn: ↑Astor, ↑Nancy Witcher Astor • Instance Hypernyms: ↑viscountess, ↑politician, ↑politico, ↑pol, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
