Legal Definitions - vice-comitissa

VICE-COMITISSA

Vice-comitissa is another term for viscountess. A viscountess is the wife of a viscount.

Example 1: Lady Jane is the wife of Viscount Smith. Therefore, she is also known as Vice-comitissa Smith.

Example 2: The Queen appointed Lady Anne as the new Viscountess of York. From now on, she will be referred to as Vice-comitissa York.

These examples illustrate that vice-comitissa is a Latin term used to refer to the wife of a viscount. It is an alternative term for viscountess.