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1 countess
1) (the wife or widow of an earl or count.) σύζυγος κόμη, κόμισσα2) (a woman of the same rank as an earl or count in her own right.) (τίτλος) κόμισσα -
2 count
I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) κόμης- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) μετρώ2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) λογαριάζω, υπολογίζω3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) υπολογίζομαι, `μετράω`4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) θεωρώ2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) μέτρημα2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) κατηγορία3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
- count on
- out for the count
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Countess — Allg … Deutsch Wikipedia
Countess — Count ess (kount ?s), n.; pl. {Countesses} ( ?s). [F. comtesse. See {Count} a nobleman.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
countess — mid 12c., adopted in Anglo Fr. for the wife of an earl, from M.L. cometissa, fem. of L. comes count (see COUNT (Cf. count) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
countess — ► NOUN 1) the wife or widow of a count or earl. 2) a woman holding the rank of count or earl … English terms dictionary
countess — [kount′is] n. [ME countesse < OFr contesse < ML cometissa: see COUNT2 & ESS] 1. the wife or widow of a count or earl 2. a noblewoman whose rank is equal to that of a count or earl … English World dictionary
Countess of Eu — See also: Count of Eu Contents 1 Countess consort of Eu 1.1 House of Normandy, 996–1246 1.2 House of Lusignan, 1219–1260 1.3 … Wikipedia
Countess — Coun|tess 〈[ kaʊntıs] f.; , es [ tısız]; engl. Bez. für〉 Gräfin (Frau eines Earls od. Counts) * * * Coun|tess [ ka̮untɪs ], die; , es […tɪsɪz], auch en [… tɛsn̩] [engl. countess < frz. comtesse, ↑ Komtess]: 1. <o. Pl.> englischer Titel… … Universal-Lexikon
countess — /kown tis/, n. 1. the wife or widow of a count in the nobility of Continental Europe or of an earl in the British peerage. 2. a woman having the rank of a count or earl in her own right. [1125 75; ME c(o)untesse < AF. See COUNT2, ESS] Usage. See… … Universalium
countess — UK [ˈkaʊntɪs] / US [ˈkaʊntəs] noun [countable] Word forms countess : singular countess plural countesses a woman who is a member of the nobility. A countess is either a woman with the same rank as an earl or a count, or the wife of an earl or… … English dictionary
countess — A title used by the wife or widow of a count, the wife or widow of an earl or a woman who, in her own right, has a position equal to that of a count or earl. Charlotte Brontë, in Villette, has: ‘I am a countess now. Papa, mamma and the girls… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
countess — [[t]ka͟ʊntɪs[/t]] countesses N COUNT; N TITLE; N VOC A countess is a woman who has the same rank as a count or earl, or who is married to a count or earl. ...the Countess of Lichfield … English dictionary
