vis·count /ˈvaɪˌkaʊnt/
子爵
Vis·count n.
1. O. Eng. Law An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.
2. A nobleman of the fourth rank, next in order below an earl and next above a baron; also, his degree or title of nobility. See Peer, n., 3. [Eng.]
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viscount
n 1: (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
2: a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron