viscounty

[ vahy-koun-tee ]

/ ˈvaɪˌkaʊn ti /

History/Historical. the jurisdiction of a viscount or the territory under his authority.

Origin of viscounty

First recorded in 1580–90; viscount + -y³

She put that point about the viscounty, which puzzled her, first of all.

Tristram of Blent |Anthony Hope
Corneille was the son of Pierre Corneille, master of forests and waters in the viscounty of Rouen.

Paris: With Pen and Pencil |David W. Bartlett
Sir Henry had petitioned ineffectually for the revival of the viscounty at an earlier date.

Francis Beaumont: Dramatist |Charles Mills Gayley
The viscounty would be more convenient if a match came about between him and the girl.

Tristram of Blent |Anthony Hope

He was succeeded in the peerage by his nephew, who, however, inherits only the viscounty.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844 |Various