viscounts

Definition of viscountsnext
plural of viscount

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Noun
  • Past Lord Wardens include barons, earls, princes, and future kings.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The arrival of the Targaryen princes is a big deal for the town of Ashford and the knights and lords and ladies assembled there.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • And, lately, the country’s ultrarich have been behaving like modern-day land barons, quietly assembling empires measured not just in acres but in square miles and state sizes.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
  • In the early 1900s, the region launched Neiman Marcus, a luxury store that catered to the tastes of local cotton and oil barons.
    Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Authorities have charged Banda with terrorism, arson and possession of child pornography, among other counts.
    Curt Devine, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Officers then transported him to the Joliet Police Department, where he was processed on six counts of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Viscounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viscounts. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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