countess
female equivalent of a count or earl
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,341 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,653 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- female equivalent of a count or earl
countess in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I dine with the Countess Albrizzi and a party, and go to the opera.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 474 · Various · Chapter 1
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And the girl tossed her fair head, with that careless lovely gesture which the Countess had forgotten.
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice · James Branch Cabell · Chapter 1
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Far from being in love with the Prince, the Countess denounced the young Bourbon as a pup!
Nonsense Novels · Stephen Leacock · Chapter 1
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When he had finished dressing, he followed the count, who presented him to the countess and the rest of the family.
The Countess of Saint Geran Celebrated Crimes · Alexandre Dumas · Chapter 2
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She had a tailegram late last night saying the little leddy--the Countess, ye ken--was very bad, and would she go at once.
Pearl of Pearl Island · John Oxenham · Chapter 1