countess.
The wife of a count or earl.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From Anglo-Norman cuntesse, Old French contesse, from Latin comitissa; equivalent to count + -ess. Doublet of contessa.
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