nounplural noun vicomte/ˈviːkɔ̃t/ /ˈviːkɒmt/ /vikɔ̃t/

• A French nobleman corresponding in rank to a British or Irish viscount.

  as title ‘a letter arrived for the young Vicomte de Chagny’

  More example sentences

  • ‘My dear Rance, there is no need to whip the dear vicomte.’
  • ‘Knowing that his singular connection with the vicomte would very soon surface, René was composed at this question, and replied, ‘Sir, I believe that is not your concern.’’
  • ‘The message of artistic tolerance as republican state policy was also sounded by the vicomte Henri Delaborde, the perpetual secretary of the Academie des Beaux-Arts.’
  • ‘Francois-Rene, vicomte de Chateaubriand, French ambassador in London from 1822, criticised Wellington's choice of setting for the statue.’
  • ‘I remain, m. le vicomte, your most humble servant.’