| 单词 | viscount |
| 释义 | viscount noun[C] uk/ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/us/ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/(thetitleof) a British man of highsocialrank, between anearland abaron （英国的）子爵（爵位）Royalty, aristocracy & titles
Examplesofviscountviscount The firstviscountthrew up a facade of public conformity and forged a presence at court uneasily married to tacit recognition of his real faith. From theCambridge English Corpus Do they intend to stick broadly to the rank of baron or do they intend to create viscounts, earls and all the rest for life? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He might subsequently be created aviscountor an earl. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After that, we come, in order of seniority, to 104 viscounts, 24 bishops and 864 barons and baronesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet the anachronism of this procession of lords, viscounts and earls carries on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The first marquesses (which are sort of jumped-up earls, as indeed are dukes) were created in 1597 and the firstviscountin 1606. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They had a fair proportion—amongst the viscounts 100 percent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The 110 viscounts could pay £500 each, which would produce £55,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are told there may be a new ladyviscount. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, they might discriminate against viscounts or dukes and make alternative arrangements for mere barons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Then there are 270 viscounts and barons, who own 680 separate estates, comprising 3,780,000 acres. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Viscounthas not mentioned, no doubt because he regards it as a separate point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Viscountalso speaks of instructors' licences, and adumbrates a provision for interim licences for persons learning to drive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If you get a life baron voting and turning up every time, being there regularly, the least we can do is to make him aviscount. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Viscountwill be well aware, quite a number of important commodities have been removed from the bulk purchase arrangements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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