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countess
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
countess
(noun)
countess
/
ˈ
kaʊntəs/
noun
plural
countesses
countess
/
ˈ
kaʊntəs/
noun
plural
countesses
Britannica Dictionary definition of COUNTESS
[
count
]
1
:
the wife of a count or an earl
2
:
a woman who has the rank of count or earl
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