What Does Vicomtesse Mean?

noun, plural vi·com·tesses [vee-kawn-tes]. the wife or widow of a vicomte; a French viscountess.

What does VI Countess mean?

1 : the wife or widow of a viscount. 2 : a woman who holds the rank of viscount in her own right.

What does it mean to be called a dame?

Dame, properly a name of respect or a title equivalent to lady, surviving in English as the legal designation for the wife or widow of a baronet or knight or for a dame of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; it is prefixed to the given name and surname.

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