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A '''viscount''' (feminine: ''viscountess'') is a noble [[peer]] ranking below a [[count]] and above a [[baron]]. It was one of the least-awarded titles in the [[Peerage of Westarctica]] until 2018, when it exploded in popularity. Westarctican viscountcies are named after and are associated with individual geographic features of Westarctica. | A '''viscount''' (feminine: ''viscountess'') is a noble [[peer]] ranking below a [[count]] and above a [[baron]]. It was one of the least-awarded titles in the [[Peerage of Westarctica]] until 2018, when it exploded in popularity. Westarctican viscountcies are named after and are associated with individual geographic features of Westarctica. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word viscount comes from Old French ''visconte'', itself from Medieval Latin ''vicecomitem'', accusative of vicecomes, from Late Latin ''vice''- "deputy" + Latin ''comes'' (originally "companion"; later Roman imperial courtier or trusted appointee, ultimately count). | The word viscount comes from Old French ''visconte'', itself from Medieval Latin ''vicecomitem'', accusative of vicecomes, from Late Latin ''vice''- "deputy" + Latin ''comes'' (originally "companion"; later Roman imperial courtier or trusted appointee, ultimately count). | ||
==History of the title in Westarctica== | ==History of the title in Westarctica== |
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