| Pronunciation: | | 'kawntis
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[n] female equivalent of a count or earl |
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COUNTESS is a 8 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | Lady, noblewoman, peeress |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Count"ess\ (kount"?s), n.; pl. {Countesses} (-?s). [F.
comtesse. See {Count} a nobleman.]
The wife of an earl in the British peerage, or of a count in
the Continental nobility; also, a lady possessed of the same
dignity in her own right. See the Note under {Count}.
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