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contessa|kɒnˈtɛsə| [It., f. late L. comitissa (see countess).] An Italian countess.
1819Byron Let. 8 Nov. (1830) ii. 284 Without attempting to influence the decision of the Contessa, a good deal depends upon it. 1862A. Severn Let. in S. Birkenhead Illustrious Friends (1965) xiv. 137 Walter immediately got introduced to half a dozen Contessas and Marchesas. 1950C. Woodham-Smith Florence Nightingale 21 ‘At homes’ attended by fashionable marchesas and contessas. |