"countesse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: countesses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} countesse (plural countesses)
  1. Obsolete spelling of countess. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: countess
    Sense id: en-countesse-en-noun-5ugaDPn8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -esse Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 84 9 7 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 71 15 14 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -esse: 77 12 12

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /kuːnˈtɛs(ə)/, /ˈkuːntɛs(ə)/, /kunˈtɛs(ə)/, /ˈkuntɛs(ə)/ Forms: countesses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French contesse; equivalent to counte (“count”) + -esse. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|contesse}} Borrowed from Old French contesse, {{af|enm|counte|-esse|id1=count|t1=count}} counte (“count”) + -esse Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} countesse, {{enm-noun}} countesse (plural countesses)
  1. A countess (wife of a count, earl, or analogous noble)
    Sense id: en-countesse-enm-noun-3UtuJ0QU
  2. A countess (female ruler of a county) Categories (topical): Female people, Nobility
    Sense id: en-countesse-enm-noun-mZInhWbQ Disambiguation of Female people: 37 63 Disambiguation of Nobility: 43 57
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