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ViscountA viscount is a member of the British peerage ranking above a baron and below an earl. A viscount is said to hold a "viscounty" or "viscountcy".The children of a viscount are known as the Honourable [Firstname] [Lastname]. The word derives from the Latin vice comes which was the rank of a deputy to a count.
The same or a similar rank exists in other monarchies. 
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