peer vs viscount

peer and viscount both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peer	Yes	No	Yes	No
viscount	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, viscount is a hyponym of peer; that is, viscount is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than peer:

peer: a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
viscount: a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron

Other hyponyms of peer include baron, duke, earl, Earl Marshal, life peer, marquess, peer of the realm, viscountess.

peer (noun)	viscount (noun)
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group	a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage	(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count

peer (verb)	viscount (verb)
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