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countesse

countesse is the obsolete spelling of countess.

Meaning of countess

Noun

countess (plural countesses)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    earless

Forms of countesse

pluralcountesses

Questions about countesse

What is countesse the obsolete spelling of?
Countesse is the obsolete spelling of countess.

Words near countesse in the dictionary

  1. counterworld
  2. counterworlds
  3. countes
  4. countess
  5. Countess Wear
  6. countesse
  7. countesses
  8. countessly
  9. countest
  10. Countesthorpe
  11. counteth

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