NOUN | person | viscountess | a wife or widow of a viscount / viscount |
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person | viscountess | a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount / viscount in her own right |
Meaning | A wife or widow of a viscount / viscount. | |
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Broader | wife, married woman | A married woman |
Spanish | vizcondesa | |
Catalan | vescomtessa |
Meaning | A noblewoman holding the rank of viscount / viscount in her own right. | |
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Instances | Astor, Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor | British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964) |
Broader | peer | A nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount / viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage |
Spanish | vizcondesa | |
Catalan | vescomtessa |
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