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A viscount (/ ˈ v aɪ k aʊ n t / ⓘ VY-kownt, for male [1]) or viscountess (/ ˈ v aɪ k aʊ n t ɪ s /, for female [2]) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. The status and any domain held by a viscount is a viscountcy. In the case of French viscounts, the title is sometimes left untranslated as vicomte.
Many extant viscountcies are used as courtesy titles; a specifically British custom is the heir apparent of an earl or marquess being referred to as a viscount, if the second most senior title held by the head of the family is a viscount.
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Example: James, Viscount Severn . Viscounts are often the children of an earl, like Prince Edward’s son, James, but it’s also a title that can be given. This title ranks above a baron and ...
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The dictionary was edited by the honorary director general of the board Maulvi Abdul Haq who had already been working on an Urdu dictionary since the establishment of the Urdu Dictionary Board, Karachi, in 1958. [1] [2] [3] Urdu Lughat consists of 22 volumes. In 2019, the board prepared a short concise version of the dictionary in 2 volumes.
Farhang-e-Asifiya (Urdu: فرہنگ آصفیہ, lit. 'The Dictionary of Asif') is an Urdu-to-Urdu dictionary compiled by Syed Ahmad Dehlvi. [1] It has more than 60,000 entries in four volumes. [2] It was first published in January 1901 by Rifah-e-Aam Press in Lahore, present-day Pakistan. [3] [4]
Ariprando Visconti's family is believed to have pre-existed in Milan and obtained the title of viscount, which became hereditary throughout the male descent. [3] [4] In the years following 1075, Ottone Visconti is shown in the proximity of the Salian dynasty's sovereigns, Henry IV and his son Conrad. His death's circumstances confirm the ...