† discountessv.
humorous. Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To deprive of the rank or dignity of countess.
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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > raising to noble rank > divesting of rank or title > divesting of rank, title, or character [verb (transitive)] > of countess
discountess1631
1631 B. Jonson New Inne iv. iii. 61 Though I am dis-Countess'd I am not yet dis-countenanced.
1874 A. Trollope Lady Anna I. v. 58 Let them bring that Italian Countess over if they dared. He'd countess her, and discountess her too!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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