COUNTESS

countess

(noun) female equivalent of a count or earl

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

countess (plural countesses)

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.

Synonyms

(the wife of an earl, a female holder of an earldom): earless (nonstandard)

Anagrams

• Scoutens, contuses

Noun

Countess (plural Countesses)

Alternative letter-case form of countess

Anagrams

• Scoutens, contuses

Source: Wiktionary

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Count"ess (kount"s), n.; pl. Countesses (-. Etym: [F. comtesse. See Count a nobleman.]

Definition: 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 Count.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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