vicomte

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English

Etymology

From French vicomte. Doublet of vicecomes and viscount.

Noun

vicomte (plural vicomtes)

  1. A French viscount.

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French

Etymology

From Old French visconte, reduced form of Old French vice conte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, < Latin vices comes. See vice- and comte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vi.kɔ̃t/
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Noun

vicomte m (plural vicomtes)

  1. viscount

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