comtesse

French - English

Definition of comtesse in French English dictionary

{n} countess

The noble Countess of Ahlefeld blushed and grew pale. - La noble comtesse d’Ahlefeld rougit et pâlit.

Kate Middleton is now Her Royal Highness Princess William Arthur Philip Louis, Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus, Master of Arts. - Kate Middleton est désormais Son Altesse Royale la princesse William Arthur Philip Louis, duchesse de Cambridge, comtesse de Strathearn, baronne de Carrickfergus, maître ès arts.

The wife of a count or earl, or the title used by a women who holds the title in her own right

A countess is a woman who has the same rank as a count or earl, or who is married to a count or earl. the Countess of Lichfield. a woman with the same rank as an earl or a count (9) (contesse, from comitissa, from comes; COUNT). Barry Marie Jeanne Bécu countess du Matilda the Great Countess Lovelace Augusta Ada King countess of

A woman who has been Queen once Addressed as "Your Excellency" or "My Lady Countess," or "Countess (Firstname) "

The wife of an earl in the British peerage, or of a count in the Continental nobility; also, a lady possessed of the same dignity in her own right

The title used by a female who holds an earldom in her own right

{i} woman holding the rank of earl or count; wife of a count

See the Note under Count

female equivalent of a count or earl

A lady who has been Queen once

Noun (Plural: Countesses) Middle ranking female aristocrat, between Viscountess and Marchioness Wife of an Earl For example, Countess of Wessex

Hyphenation

com·tesse