viscount

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n. 子爵

发音

UK /ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/
US /ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/

词形变化

viscounts 复数 viscounts

别名

vicount vis V Vis. Visc. Visct Vte

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.

    子爵

  2. 2.

    Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and counts.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

man lord noble peer nobleman

词源

From Anglo-Norman viscounte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Latin vice + comes. Equivalent to vice- + count. Doublet of vicecomes and vicomte.

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