Definition of countess
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:the wife or widow of an earl or count
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:a woman who holds in her own right the rank of earl or count
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Countess made three tackles and broke up a pass against the Chargers.
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For every successful drug, there are countess numbers that fail.
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Just ask the Countess of Wessex, daughter-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, who appeared to stumble on Tuesday in the old-fashioned vehicle on a formal parade.
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Chastain probably won’t become a countess any time soon, but having a count for a father-in-law isn’t too shabby — especially when your new husband’s family produces their own prosecco.
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The countess’s walls and upholstery reeked of smoke, and opening the windows only filled the rooms with chilly wind.
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A Vanity Fair story also reported on a long-standing pet trust for Gunther IV, a German shepherd that inherited more than $370 million from a gift given generations ago to the original Gunther by a German countess.
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Ampudia grew up in the Colonia Condesa zone of Mexico City, named after the Countess of Miraville, who once owned the land.
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The occasion was a gala for the French Heritage Society, which seeks to preserve French culture and was attended by a who’s who of counts and countesses.
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First Known Use of countess
12th century
COUNTESS Defined for English Language Learners
countess
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Definition of countess for English Language Learners
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: the wife of a count or an earl
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: a woman who has the rank of count or earl
COUNTESS Defined for Kids
countess
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count·ess
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Definition of countess for Students
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:the wife or widow of a count or an earl
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:a woman who holds the rank of a count or an earl in her own right
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