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countess

count·ess [ kówntəss ] (plural count·ess·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. wife of count or earl: the wife or widow of a count or earl

2. European noblewoman: a woman who holds the rank of count or earl

[12th century. Via Old French contesse< medieval Latin comitissa< Latin comit- "companion"]
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