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contessa
con·tes·sa [ kən téssə, kon téssə ] (plural con·tes·sas)


noun 
Definition:
 
Italian countess: an Italian countess
[Early 19th century. Via Italian< medieval Latin comitissa, feminine of comit- "companion"]
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