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countess

/ˈkaʊntɨs/ · noun

Meaning

  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.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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