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    countess
    /ˈkaʊntɛs/

    noun

    • 1. the wife or widow of a count or earl.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOUNTESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A countess is a woman of high social rank, or the wife of a count or earl. Learn how to use this word in sentences, and see how it is pronounced and translated in different languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › countessCountess Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A countess is the wife or widow of an earl or count, or a woman who holds the rank of earl or count in her own right. Learn more about the word history, examples, synonyms, and related articles of countess.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOUNTESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    A countess is a woman of high social rank, or the wife of a count or earl. Learn how to use this word in sentences and find out how to say it in different languages.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › countessCountess - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A countess is a noblewoman, equal in status to an earl or a count. Countesses either inherit the title when they're born or gain it by marrying a noble. If a woman marries the Earl of Sandwich, she'll become a countess, although people directly addressing them will call them "Lord" and "Lady."

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › countessCOUNTESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Countess definition: the wife or widow of a count in the nobility of Continental Europe or of an earl in the British peerage.. See examples of COUNTESS used in a sentence.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcountess noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    A countess is a woman who has the rank of a count or an earl in the British nobility. Learn how to pronounce, use and distinguish countess from other words with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › countesscountess - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 14, 2024 · countess (plural countesses) The wife of a count or earl. A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom . Elizabeth Millicent Leveson-Gower is 24th Countess of Sutherland; her son will be the 25th Earl.