countess

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count·ess | \ ˈkau̇n-təs

Definition of countess

1 : the wife or widow of an earl or count

2 : a woman who holds in her own right the rank of earl or count

Examples of countess in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Though the countess was famously beautiful, the portrait that emerges of her is not enviable. — Eula Biss, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2021 The Greeks also foretold the humbling of characters like the imperious Karen Huger, the grande dame turned rental-mansion hopper of The Real Housewives of the Potomac, and Luann de Lesseps, the countess turned felonious alcoholic of RHONY. — Anna Peele, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2021 Francesca Cavendish is a countess by day, and a woman intent on finding those responsible for the brutal murder of her family by night. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2021 The countess, who is patron of the London College of Fashion, made some remarks on British culture as a whole. — Sarah Mower, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2021 Yet Arrested Development’s Lucille, the countess of the hapless and vain Bluth family, would become Walter’s signature gig. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2021 London Fashion Week came to a close today with a countess interviewing a designer. — Sarah Mower, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2021 European Waterways occasionally schedules complimentary outings, like lunch with a countess in France. — Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2020 The path, named after the 11th-century countess Matilda of Canossa, passes crumbling hillside castles and old villages. — Kerri Westenberg, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020

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