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countess

noun count·ess \ˈkau̇n-təs\

: the wife of a count or an earl

: a woman who has the rank of count or earl

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: the wife or widow of an earl or count

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

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12th century

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noun count·ess \ˈkau̇n-təs\

: the wife or widow of a count or an earl

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

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