countess

[ UK /kˈa‍ʊntɛs/ ]
[ US /ˈkaʊntəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. female equivalent of a count or earl
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How To Use countess In A Sentence

  • A great splosh to their left caused them again to stop in their tracks and the Countess let out a little squeal. THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY
  • The contents of the second included copies of three of the Countess's psalm metaphrases, and, in all probability, a copy of her translation of Petrarch's Trionfo della Morte.
  • asked the Countess, as a stately chaconne swirled up from ground level. THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY
  • She was plain-featured, and had rather a severe expression on her face; her dress was as rich as any morning dress could be; her voice deep and unmodulated, -- what in a lower rank of life would have been called gruff; but that was not a word to apply to Lady Cuxhaven, the eldest daughter of the earl and countess. Wives and Daughters
  • The countess of Lincoln, twice widowed, once by Thomas, earl of Lancaster, and once by Ebulo Lestraunge, and therefore with two dowers, as well as being the Lacy heiress in her own right, was a very worthwhile prospect for anyone on the rise.
  • He died in comparative poverty, but was buried in Westminster Abbey, where Lady Anne Clifford, countess of Dorset, paid for his handsome monument.
  • This is a friend from Scotland, the dowager Countess of Kirkwell.
  • Sheila Jones is indisposed, so the part of the Countess will be sung tonight by Della Drake.
  • When the title lapsed the old Countess, who was the only member of the family left, simply sold up everything, lock, stock and barrel. Sweet Danger
  • A herald announced her as the Countess of Andover, then she descended into the crowd of dancing nobles.
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