Viscount in United States
Viscount Definition
(Lat. vice comes). This name was made use of as an arbitrary title of honor, without any offfice pertaining to it, by Henry VI. for the first time. The sheriff or earl’s deputy holds the office of vice comes, of which viscount is a translation, but used, as we have just seen, in a different sense. The dignity of a viscount is next to an earl. 1 Bl. Comm. 397.
Viscount in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Viscount | Viscount in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Viscount | Viscount in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Viscount | Viscount in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Viscount | Viscount in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Viscount | Viscount in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
(Lat. vice comes). This name was made use of as an arbitrary title of honor, without any offfice pertaining to it, by Henry VI. for the first time. The sheriff or earl’s deputy holds the office of vice comes, of which viscount is a translation, but used, as we have just seen, in a different sense. The dignity of a viscount is next to an earl. 1 Bl. Comm. 397.
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This definition of Viscount is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
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