viscountess vs peer

viscountess and peer both are nouns.

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

As nouns, peer is a hypernym of viscountess; that is, peer is a word with a broader meaning than viscountess:

viscountess: a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
peer: a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage

Other hypernyms of viscountess include adult female, woman.

viscountess (noun)	peer (noun)
a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right	a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
a wife or widow of a viscount	a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage

viscountess (verb)	peer (verb)
	look searchingly