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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Anglo-Norman cuntesse, Old French contesse, from Latin comitessa. Doublet of contessa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
countess (plural countesses)
- The wife of a count or earl.
- A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.
- Elizabeth Millicent Leveson-Gower is 24th Countess of Sutherland; her son will be the 25th Earl.
Synonyms[edit]
- contessa (often specifically Italian)
- (the wife of an earl, a female holder of an earldom): earless (nonstandard)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
wife of a count or earl
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Anagrams[edit]
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