Etymology

countess

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Today it means: The wife of a count or earl. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman cuntesse ← Old French contesse ← Latin comitissa
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  1. Latin · derived fromcomitissa
  2. Old French · derived fromcontesse
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromcuntesse
  4. English todaycountess

From Anglo-Norman cuntesse, Old French contesse, from Latin comitissa; equivalent to count + -ess. Doublet of contessa.

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