coun‧tess /ˈkaʊntəs, ˈkaʊntɪs/
noun [countable][
Date: 1100-1200;
Language: Old French;
Origin: contesse, from Medieval Latin comitissa, from Latin comes; ⇒ count2]
a woman with the same rank as an
earl or a
count2(9)
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