"countesse" meaning in Middle English

See countesse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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