countess
sustantivocorriente en diálogos
- //ˈkaʊntɪs//
The wife of a count or earl.
sustantivo
- 1
The wife of a count or earl.
- 2
A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.
Elizabeth Millicent Leveson-Gower is 24th Countess of Sutherland; her son will be the 25th Earl.
Etimología
From Anglo-Norman cuntesse, Old French contesse, from Latin comitissa; equivalent to count + -ess. Doublet of contessa.
Formas
- plural
- countesses
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countess · The wife of a count or earl.
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