vicomte

[ vee-kawnt ]

noun

, plural vi·comtes [vee-, kawnt].

1. a French viscount.

vicomte

/ vikɔ̃t; vikɔ̃tɛs /

noun

1. a French noble holding a rank corresponding to that of a British viscount or viscountess

Word History and Origins

Origin of vicomte¹

< French: viscount

Example Sentences

Laclos' epistolary novel spins a web of decadent self-involvement and class warfare through the exchange of letters between the Marquise de Merteuil, a wealthy widow, and her former lover Vicomte de Valmont.

From Salon

“Dangerous Liaisons,” a decadent new drama on Starz, is about younger versions of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont.

From New York Times

And the contestants are the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, arguably literature’s most poisoned and poisonous power couple.

From New York Times

The new TV series sees the passionate love affair of protagonists Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont turn sour in pre-revolutionary Paris.

From Reuters

Alice Englert and Nicholas Denton play the pair destined to become architects of scandal and tragedy as, respectively, the Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont.

From Seattle Times