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count·ess  (kounts)
n.
1. A woman holding the title of count or earl.
2.
a. The wife or widow of a count in various European countries.
b. The wife or widow of an earl in Great Britain.
3. Used as a title for such a noblewoman.

[Middle English countes, from Old French contesse, feminine of conte, count; see count2.]

countess [ˈkaʊntɪs]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the wife or widow of a count or earl
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a woman of the rank of count or earl
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.countesscountess - female equivalent of a count or earl
noblewoman, peeress, Lady - a woman of the peerage in Britain
Translations
countess [ˈkaʊntɪs] Ncondesa f

countess Countess [ˈkaʊntɪs] ncomtesse f

countess
nGräfin f

countess [ˈkaʊntɪs] ncontessa
countess [ˈkaʊntɪs] ncontessa

countess count


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Five minutes later there came in a friend of Kitty's, married the preceding winter, Countess Nordston.
Ever since the morning, carriages with six horses had been coming and going continually, bringing visitors to the Countess Rostova's big house on the Povarskaya, so well known to all Moscow.
ejaculated the Countess de Coude, beneath her breath.
 
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