Definition of: viscount

(vī′kount) noun
1. In England, a title of nobility between earl and baron.
2. In continental Europe, a title next below that of count; also, the son or younger brother of a count.
3. Formerly, a representative or deputy of a count or earl in the government of a district; specifically, in English use, a sheriff. [<AF viscounte, OF visconte <vis- in place (<L vice) + counte, conte COUNT²]