Comtesse

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A French countess.

    "The king is impatient to see the comtesse, and I have promised that she will sup with him to-morrow evening in my apartment at Versailles."

  2. 2
    A title for a French countess

Example

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"The king is impatient to see the comtesse, and I have promised that she will sup with him to-morrow evening in my apartment at Versailles."

Etymology

From French comtesse.

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