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countess definition

count·ess (ko̵unt′is)

noun

  1. the wife or widow of a count or earl
  2. a noblewoman whose rank is equal to that of a count or earl

Etymology: ME countesse < OFr contesse < ML cometissa: see count & -ess

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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