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viscounty

/vahy-koun-tee/US // ˈvaɪˌkaʊn ti //

粘土,粘稠度,粘稠剂,粘稠物

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural vis·count·ies.

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

Examples

  • You might suggest the viscounty as contingent on the marriage.

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

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

  • Corneille was the son of Pierre Corneille, master of forests and waters in the viscounty of Rouen.

  • "Anyhow a barony—but a viscounty would be more convenient," murmured Southend.