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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 vis·count /ˈvaɪˌkaʊnt/
 子爵

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Vis·count n.
 1. O. Eng. Law An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.
 2. 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.  [Eng.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 viscount
      n 1: (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
      2: a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron