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VISCOUNTCY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does viscountcy mean?
• VISCOUNTCY (noun)
The noun VISCOUNTCY has 2 senses:
1. the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess
2. the title of a viscount
Familiarity information: VISCOUNTCY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
viscountcy; viscounty
Hypernyms ("viscountcy" is a kind of...):
rank (relative status)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The title of a viscount
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("viscountcy" is a kind of...):
title (an appellation signifying nobility)
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