Grattan and the Whigs during the greater part of his parliamentary career, but in his latter days became identified with the court party and voted for the union, for which his viscounty was a reward. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
In reward for his fine record his peerage was made a viscounty. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
Arnaldo Guillelmi to the viscounty of Goure for as long as it took to satisfy. From Wordnik.com. [The Maintenance of Ducal Authority in Gascony: The Career of Sir Guy Ferre the Younger 1298-1320] Reference
He was succeeded in the peerage by his nephew, who, however, inherits only the viscounty. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844] Reference
The authority of the seneschal of Gascony covered an area roughly delineated by the viscounty of Saintonge in the north, those of Périgord and. From Wordnik.com. [The Maintenance of Ducal Authority in Gascony: The Career of Sir Guy Ferre the Younger 1298-1320] Reference
The viscounty of Léon fell by alliance, in the fourteenth century, to the house of Rohan, in whose favour is was raised in the sixteenth to a principality. From Wordnik.com. [Brittany & Its Byways] Reference
The viscounty in the English peerage died with him; the Irish barony passed to the younger branch of his brother's family, for whom the viscounty was recreated in. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
Mary, the wife of C.ptain L.F. H.C. Morgan; the earldom of Temple to his nephew, William Stephen Gore-Langton; and the viscounty of C.bham to his kinsman, C.arles George, 5th Baron Lyttelton. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
"I say, thank heaven he wouldn't have the viscounty!". From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
"Do you think he means the viscounty?" asked Southend. From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
Although the territory was included in the viscounty of. From Wordnik.com. [Two Summers in Guyenne] Reference
"You might suggest the viscounty as contingent on the marriage.". From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
Auvergne, and the viscounty of Turenne erected into a principalty. From Wordnik.com. [Political Women, Vol. 2 (of 2)] Reference
Toulouse, which held jurisdiction over his own viscounty of Turenne. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Marie de Medicis — Volume 1] Reference
"Anyhow a barony -- but a viscounty would be more convenient," murmured. From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
She put that point about the viscounty, which puzzled her, first of all. From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
"The viscounty would be more convenient if a match came about between him and the girl.". From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
Corneille was the son of Pierre Corneille, master of forests and waters in the viscounty of Rouen. From Wordnik.com. [Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business] Reference
But it was all strange -- the affair of the beastly new viscounty, Blinkhampton and its buildings, the. From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
Joan was consoled by remaining in possession of the county of Penthièvre and the viscounty of Limoges. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)] Reference
"You see," said she, "we get rid of the new viscounty, and it's much better to be Warmley than Thrapston.". From Wordnik.com. [Comedies of Courtship] Reference
On the death of the earl, a few months after his son, the viscounty of Cornbury and earldom of Clarendon became extinct. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1] Reference
In particular the viscounty of Béarn, now held by the Count of Foix, repudiated all allegiance to its English overlord. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)] Reference
She had never heard of the Bearsdale case, and she did not understand why -- in certain circumstances -- a viscounty would be more convenient. From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
There's an end, then, of the beastly new viscounty! ". From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
"It's a great thing to have screwed Disney up to the viscounty. From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
"The delectable P. nourishes expectations of a barony or viscounty at an early date. From Wordnik.com. [When William Came] Reference
But if Disney thought that under the very exceptional circumstances a viscounty ---- ". From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
N elevated to the earldom in 1721; which title became extinct, and the viscounty devolved upon William third Earl of Jersey. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3] Reference
Mr Disney would, under the circumstances I have suggested, be prepared to recommend a viscounty, and that there would prove to be no difficulties in the way. ". From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
"What we want is -- a viscounty.". From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
The viscounty of Kildonan was Saul. '. From Wordnik.com. [A Thin Ghost and Others] Reference
"Then they can do it without a viscounty.". From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
You talk of my cousin, and then of a viscounty. From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
But again, why a viscounty? ". From Wordnik.com. [Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House] Reference
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