viscountess in her own right

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• viscountess — ► NOUN ▪ the wife or widow of a viscount, or a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right …   English terms dictionary

• viscountess — noun a) The wife of a viscount. Before his own elevation to an earldom, Disraelis wife was created Viscountess Beaconsfield by Queen Victoria. b) A female member of the peerage who bears the title in her own right …   Wiktionary

• viscountess — noun Date: 15th century 1. the wife or widow of a viscount 2. a woman who holds the rank of viscount in her own right …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• viscountess — /vuy kown tis/, n. 1. the wife or widow of a viscount. 2. a woman holding in her own right a rank equivalent to that of a viscount. [1425 75; late ME; see VISCOUNT, ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * …   Universalium

• viscountess — [ vʌɪkaʊntɪs] noun the wife or widow of a viscount, or a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right …   English new terms dictionary

• viscountess — vis•count•ess [[t]ˈvaɪˌkaʊn tɪs[/t]] n. 1) why the wife or widow of a viscount 2) why brit. a woman holding in her own right a rank equivalent to that of a viscount • Etymology: 1425–75 usage: See ess …   From formal English to slang

• viscountess — /ˈvaɪkaʊntɛs / (say vuykowntes) noun 1. the wife or widow of a viscount. 2. a woman holding in her own right a rank equivalent to that of a viscount …  

• viscountess — n. 1 a viscount s wife or widow. 2 a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right …   Useful english dictionary

• Sarah Hogg, Viscountess Hailsham — (born 14 May 1946), Baroness Hogg in her own right, is an English economist and journalist. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Titles 4 Bibliography …   Wikipedia

• Mary Disraeli, 1st Viscountess Beaconsfield — Mary Anne Disraeli, 1st Viscountess Beaconsfield (11 November 1792 15 December 1872), born Mary Anne Evans, married Wyndham Lewis, MP, and then, after her first husband s death, Benjamin Disraeli. It was as a reward for his services to the nation …   Wikipedia

• Hilda Runciman, Viscountess Runciman of Doxford — (née Hilda Stevenson) (1869 ndash; 28 October 1956) was a British Liberal Party politician.A daughter of James Cochran Stevenson, a Liberal Member of Parliament for South Shields, Hilda was educated at Girton College, Cambridge, and in 1898… …   Wikipedia