"viscountship" meaning in English

See viscountship in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: viscountships [plural]
Etymology: From viscount + -ship. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|viscount|ship}} viscount + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} viscountship (plural viscountships)
  1. The role or status of viscount.

Inflected forms

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