An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.
A nobleman of the fourth rank, next in order below an earl and next above a baron; also, his degree or title of nobility. See Peer, n., 3.
The peer who ranked just under an earl and just above a baron.
The name given to officers William I chose to replace the English Sheriffs, eventually growing in stature in the peerage to follow counts and earls, superseding the rank of baron. In the SCA, the title of ‘viscount' is awarded to princes who have served a single reign as head of principality, carrying the address, ‘ Your Excellency' and ranking as in history, above baron but below a count or earl.
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
a member of the British peerage ranking above a baron and below an earl
a member of the european nobility, especially of france, and of the british peerage, where a
a nobleman next below an earl or count and above a baron
a nobleman ranking below an earl or count but above a baron
The fourth level of peerage, a viscount was a lieutenant or deputy of a count (from "vice-count"), or the title of courtesy for the eldest son of an Earl or Marquess.
A viscount (pronounced ) is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl (in Britain) or a count (his continental equivalent).