viscounty

A noun referring to the rank, dignity, or position of a viscount or viscountess, or the territory under their control.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das den Rang, die Würde oder die Stellung eines Vizegrafen oder einer Vizegräfin bezeichnet sowie das von ihnen verwaltete Gebiet.

1. Rank or Dignity C2 formal british

   The title, rank, or position held by a viscount or viscountess.

   • He inherited the viscounty from his father.
   • The viscounty was created in the 17th century.
   • She was granted a viscounty for her services to the crown.

   🇩🇪Vizegrafschaft

   Synonyme: viscountcy

2. Territory or Domain C2 formal british

   The lands or territory under the control of a viscount or viscountess.

   • The viscounty stretched across several counties.
   • The castle was the center of the viscounty.
   • The boundaries of the viscounty were clearly marked.

   🇩🇪Territorium oder Herrschaftsgebiet

• viscounties plural form
• viscounties' possessive plural form
• viscounty's possessive singular form