Associations to the word «Countess»

Wiktionary

COUNTESS, noun. The wife of a count or earl.
COUNTESS, noun. The title used by a female who holds an earldom in her own right.

Dictionary definition

COUNTESS, noun. Female equivalent of a count or earl.

Wise words

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