n. [ OE. vicounte, OF. visconte, vescunte, F. vicomte, LL. vicecomes; L. vice (see Vice, a.) + comes a companion, LL., a count. See Count. ]
n. The dignity or jurisdiction of a viscount. Sir B. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. vicomtesse, LL. vicecomitissa. ] The wife of a viscount. [ 1913 Webster ]