Countess

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkaÊŠntɨs/

Origin

Anglo-Norman cuntesse, Old French contesse, from Latin comitessa.

Full definition of countess

Noun

1. The wife of a count or earl.
2. The title used by a female who holds an earldom in her own right.Elizabeth Millicent Leveson-Gower is 24th Countess of Sutherland; her son will be the 25th Earl.

Anagrams

• contuses