countess

count·ess

C0691500 (koun′tĭs)n.1. A woman holding the title of count or earl.2. a. The wife or widow of a count in various European countries.b. The wife or widow of an earl in Great Britain.3. Used as a title for such a noblewoman.

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[Middle English countes, from Old French contesse, feminine of conte, count; see count².]

countess

(ˈkaʊntɪs) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the wife or widow of a count or earl2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a woman of the rank of count or earl

count•ess

(ˈkaʊn tɪs)

n. 1. the wife or widow of a count in the nobility of continental Europe or of an earl in the British peerage. 2. a woman having the rank of a count or earl in her own right. [1125–75; Middle English c(o)untesse < Anglo-French. See count², -ess] usage: See -ess.

Thesaurus

Noun

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countess - female equivalent of a count or earlnoblewoman, peeress, Lady - a woman of the peerage in Britain

Translations

伯爵夫人女伯爵

count¹

(kaunt) noun nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl. 伯爵 伯爵ˈcountess noun1. the wife or widow of an earl or count. 伯爵夫人 伯爵夫人2. a woman of the same rank as an earl or count in her own right. 女伯爵 女伯爵