noun. A woman holding the title of count or earl.

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noun. The wife or widow of a count in various European countries.

noun. The wife or widow of an earl in Great Britain.

noun. Used as a title for such a noblewoman.

noun. A roofing-slate 20 inches long and 10 inches wide.

noun. The title, in English, of the wife of any nobleman on the continent of Europe bearing a title equivalent to English count: commonly extended also to the daughters of such noblemen as a prefix to their personal names.

noun. In the British peerage, the wife or widow of an earl, or a woman possessing an earldom in her own right.

noun. 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. See the Note under count.

noun. The wife of a count or earl.

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

noun. female equivalent of a count or earl

"Contessa is a title countess and so I saw her first as a titled adult, then I read that she's been adopted."

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