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countlings

countlings is the plural of countling.

Meaning of countling

Noun

countling (plural countlings)

  1. A young, inferior, insignificant, or petty count.
    • I did not see, but was told of the existence of a tiny countling, less and younger than any of his sisters, and probably too important to be shown about. Indeed he was a very weighty personage, as without him the possessions of his father must [...]1854, Andrew Hamilton, Sixteen Months in the Danish Isles - Volume 2 - Page 6

Questions about countlings

What is countlings the plural of?
Countlings is the plural of countling.

Words near countlings in the dictionary

  1. countlessly
  2. countlessness
  3. countline
  4. countlines
  5. countling
  6. countlings
  7. countly
  8. countneck
  9. countnecks
  10. countor
  11. countors

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