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Definition of
countess noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
countess
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈkaʊntəs
/
/
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1
a woman who has the rank of a
count
or an
earl
2
the wife of a
count
or an
earl
the Earl and Countess of Rosebery
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countess
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countervailing
adjective
counterweight
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count in
phrasal verb
countless
adjective