1755, from French prepositional use of the adj. vis-à-vis "face to face," from Old French vis "face" (see visage).
they sat vis-a-vis at the table
I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman
virulence
virulent
virus
visa
visage
vis-a-vis
viscera
visceral
viscid
viscosity
viscount
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