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Meaning
Noun
●
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
earl
dom.
●
Alternative letter-case form of countess
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
countess
English
cuntesse
Anglo-Norman
contesse
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
-esse
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
comitessa
Latin
conte
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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