countess

count-ess · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The wife or widow of a count or earl.

  2. 2.

    A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right.

Forms

plural: countesses

Related words

See also: count, duchess, earl

Etymology

From Old French "contesse," feminine of "conte" (count), from Latin "comitissa."