English dictionary
countess
/'k/AU/nt/I/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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female equivalent of a count or earl
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The wife of an earl in the British peerage, or of a count in the Continental nobility; also, a lady possessed of the same dignity in her own right. See the Note under <u>Count</u>.
Source: webster1913