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Viscount vs Marquess - What's the difference?

viscount | marquess |

As nouns the difference between viscount and marquess

is that viscount is a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl while marquess is a title of nobility, ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.

As a proper noun Viscount

is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

viscount

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • A member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl.

    • External links

    * ("viscount" on Wikipedia)

    marquess

    English

    (wikipedia marquess)

    Alternative forms

    * marquis

    Noun

    (es)
  • A title of nobility, ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.

    • Related terms

    * marchioness * marquise