viscountess
nounUS /ˈvaɪkaʊntəs/
Etymology From Middle English viscountes, viscountesse, probably from Middle French viscontesse; equivalent to viscount + -ess. Doublet of vicomtesse.
1
The wife of a viscount.
2
A woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right.
- Before his own elevation to an earldom, Disraeli's wife was created Viscountess Beaconsfield by Queen Victoria.
- Hyponyms
- vicomtesse