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Added 9 October 2026

countess

/ˈkaʊntɪs/ noun

In Latin: comitessa, cometissa, cometessa Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about countess at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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 earldom.
Elizabeth Millicent Leveson-Gower is 24th Countess of Sutherland; her son will be the 25th Earl.

Origin

From Anglo-Norman cuntesse, Old French contesse, from Latin comitissa; equivalent to count + -ess. Doublet of contessa.

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