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- 1. the wife or widow of a viscount.
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A viscount ( VY-kownt, for male) or viscountess ( for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. The status and any domain held by a viscount is a viscountcy. In the case of French viscounts, the title is sometimes left untranslated as vicomte . Wikipedia