tử tước

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • Viscount: A title of nobility, historically ranking below an earl/count and above a baron. It is the fourth rank in the traditional five-rank peerage system.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy được phong làm tử tước. (He was granted the title of viscount.)
  • Lâu đài này từng thuộc về một tử tước. (This castle once belonged to a viscount.)

Advanced Usage

• The title can refer to the rank itself or the person who holds that rank.
• The territory or jurisdiction associated with a viscount is called a "viscounty" or "viscountcy".

Variants and Related Words

• Vương tước (n): Duke.
• Hầu tước (n): Marquess/Marquis.
• Bá tước (n): Earl/Count.
• Nam tước (n): Baron.

Synonyms

• Viscount (the direct English equivalent).

Related Terms

• Quý tộc (n): Nobility, aristocrat.
• Tước hiệu (n): Title, rank of nobility.
• Phong tước (v): To confer a title of nobility.