viscount

A nobleman ranking below an earl or count and above a baron.

Used as a title for such a nobleman.

Formerly, an officer who acted as deputy of a count or earl in the management of the affairs of the county; the sheriff of a county.

A degree or title of nobility next in rank below that of earl, and immediately above that of baron.

An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.

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.

A member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl.

a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron

(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count