countess.

A woman holding the rank equivalent to a count or earl, or bearing the corresponding title through marriage.

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Words that belong together

• hereditary countess
• title of countess

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The countess governed her own estate.

The letter addressed the title of countess.

The countess entered the hall ahead of the procession.

Usage notes

Primary category: fantasy. Forms: Singular countess; plural countesses. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.