countess en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkaʊntɪs/
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman cuntesse, Old French contesse, from Latin comitissa; equivalent to count + -ess. Doublet of contessa.
Meanings
- The wife of a count or earl.
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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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countess | alternative | lexicographic | |
| countesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hyponyms
Synonyms
earless (the wife of an earl, a female holder of an earldom)
Translations (57)
sh грофица (wife of a count or earl) · gd ban-iarla (wife of a count or earl) · tl kondesa (wife of a count or earl) · is greifynja (wife of a count or earl) · hy կոմսուհի (wife of a count or earl) · ro contesă (wife of a count or earl) · la comitessa (wife of a count or earl) · vi bá tước phu nhân (wife of a count or earl) · pl hrabina (wife of a count or earl) · mr काउन्टेस (wife of a count or earl) · br kontez (wife of a count or earl) · scn cuntissa (wife of a count or earl) · sv grevinna (wife of a count or earl) · ja 伯爵婦人 (wife of a count or earl) · be грапі́ня (wife of a count or earl) · is jarlsfrú (wife of a count or earl) · az qrafinya (wife of a count or earl) · tr kontes (wife of a count or earl) · is greifafrú (wife of a count or earl) · hu grófnő (wife of a count or earl) · pt condessa (wife of a count or earl) · cmn 伯爵夫人 (wife of a count or earl) · da grevinde (wife of a count or earl) · de Gräfin (wife of a count or earl) · yi גראַפֿין (wife of a count or earl) · nn grevinne (wife of a count or earl) · es condesa (wife of a count or earl) · la comitissa (wife of a count or earl) · nb grevinne (wife of a count or earl) · ca comtessa (wife of a count or earl) · yi גראַפֿיניע (wife of a count or earl) · nl gravin (wife of a count or earl) · ru графи́ня (wife of a count or earl) · la cometissa (wife of a count or earl) · bg графи́ня (wife of a count or earl) · sl grofica (wife of a count or earl) · fr comtesse (wife of a count or earl) · eo grafino (wife of a count or earl) · he רוזנת (wife of a count or earl) · haw kauna wahine (wife of a count or earl) · fro contesse (wife of a count or earl) · uk графи́ня (wife of a count or earl) · lv grāfiene (wife of a count or earl) · be графі́ня (wife of a count or earl) · cs hraběnka (wife of a count or earl) · mk грофица (wife of a count or earl) · uz grafinya (wife of a count or earl) · it contessa (wife of a count or earl) · sh grofica (wife of a count or earl) · sk grófka (wife of a count or earl) · haw kaunakeke (wife of a count or earl) · gl condesa (wife of a count or earl) · lt grafienė (wife of a count or earl) · el κόμισσα (wife of a count or earl) · la cometessa (wife of a count or earl) · fi kreivitär (wife of a count or earl) · ga cuntaois (wife of a count or earl)