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countess

[ koun-tis ]

noun

  1. the wife or widow of a count in the nobility of Continental Europe or of an earl in the British peerage.
  2. a woman having the rank of a count or earl in her own right.


countess

/ ˈ°ì²¹ÊŠ²Ô³Ùɪ²õ /

noun

  1. the wife or widow of a count or earl
  2. a woman of the rank of count or earl
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Gender Note

What's the difference between countess and count? See -ess.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of countess1

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English c(o)untesse, from Anglo-French; count 2, -ess
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When she meets the countess and Blitzkopf the parrot, the magical stories she hears helps her to solve a painful mystery.

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The countess helped plan the village and designed its pavilion.

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Moore’s strategic countess can only elevate her position and that of her family by using George, which she does without guilt.

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It tells the story of a count and countess whiling away their days in a secluded villa surrounded by a garden as a horde of rabble rousers approaches.

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“A countess is, of course, a useful thing to be,†I observed.

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