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visconte (1215)
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visconte (1215)

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viscont,  viscunt,  viscount,  viscunte,  viscounte;  vesconte,  vescounte,  vescunte,  veskunte;  veisconte,  veiscounte,  veiscunte;  vicunt,  vicount,  viconte,  vicounte;  viescont,  viescount,  viscounte;  wescounte,  wyscount  (viscointe  Eastry Lett 399.17,  weucunte  Roy Lett Hen III ii 320 );
sg.  vesquens,  vesquons;  visquens  

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( 1215; MS: 1226 )  [N]uls visquens, ne conestables... ne tiegnent les plaiz de nostre corone  Magna Carta 24
( 1272-1327 ) Lequel Williame de Eggestlefwe [...] est pris et emprisioné, et en prisone en divers luz en Loundres, en gard de wescountes [...] detenuz  Rot Parl1 i 460
( 1318 )  issi que visconte [ne] villee ne nul autre ministre se medle ...  Rot Parl2 68
( 1354 )  fausines [...] faitz a puple par viscountez, suth viescontez, bailifs, suth bailifs [...] et autres ministres par colour de lour offices  ROUGH 292
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