From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Governmentcountesscoun‧tess /ˈkaʊntɪs/ noun [countable]PGa woman with the same rank as an earl or a count2(9)Examples from the Corpuscountess• Few people watching the tearful, scruffily-dressed woman burst through the court doors to freedom would have recognised her as a countess.• The wife of an earl is a countess, and if that earl dies his wife becomes the DowagerLadyBlank.• Now she knew why he was consorting with a countess.• Allie Byrne gives an enjoyableperformance as the coolcountess who is attracted to Viola now known as Caesario.• They, together with the custody of the young earl, were given to the dowager countess and so remained under Herbert control.• There was only a call from Titi, the residentcountess, inviting him for cocktails that afternoon.• The story concerns a wealthycountess who creates a fictional fianc e to avoid the fellowshitting on her.Origincountess(1100-1200)Old Frenchcontesse, from Medieval Latincomitissa, from Latincomes; → COUNT2