Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - countess
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(countesses) A countess is a woman who has the same rank as a count or earl, or who is married to a count or earl. ...the Countess of Lichfield. N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Date: 12th century 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 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 the wife or widow of a count or an earl. 2 a woman holding the rank of count or earl. Etymology: ME f. OF contesse, cuntesse, f. LL comitissa fem. of comes COUNT(2) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 12c., adopted in Anglo-Norm. for "the wife of an earl," from M.L. cometissa, fem. of L. comes "count" (see count (n.)). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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