Countessly
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or befitting a countess. rare
"His second daughter, a blooming girl of seventeen, pure from the dissipations of London, being on the eve of becoming a Countess, with all the accessories of countessly dignity:—dress, diamonds, opera boxes, and courtly distinction."
Example
More examples"His second daughter, a blooming girl of seventeen, pure from the dissipations of London, being on the eve of becoming a Countess, with all the accessories of countessly dignity:—dress, diamonds, opera boxes, and courtly distinction."
Etymology
From countess + -ly.
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