viscountess

English Thesaurus

1. a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right (noun.person)

hypernym	:	peer,
definition	:	a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	astor, nancy witcher astor, viscountess astor,
definition	:	British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964) (noun.person)

2. a wife or widow of a viscount (noun.person)

hypernym	:	married woman, wife,
definition	:	a married woman; a man's partner in marriage (noun.person)