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Countess vs Viscountess - What's the difference?

countess | viscountess |

As nouns the difference between countess and viscountess

is that countess is the wife of a count or earl while viscountess is the wife of a viscount.

countess

English

Noun

(es)
  • The wife of a count or earl.
  • The title used by a female who holds an earldom in her own right.
    • Elizabeth Millicent Leveson-Gower is 24th Countess of Sutherland; her son will be the 25th Earl.

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ess

    viscountess

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (viscountesses)
  • The wife of a viscount.
  • A female member of the peerage who bears the title in her own right.
    • Before his own elevation to an earldom, Disraeli's wife was created Viscountess Beaconsfield by Queen Victoria.