Meanings
Origin
From a weir the Countess of Devon had built across the River Exe in the late 13th century, to prevent navigation upriver to Exeter; the weir was later bypassed by a canal. "Wear" or "Weare" is an obsolete variant of "weir".
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APA
Countess Wear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Countess%20Wear
MLA
“Countess Wear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Countess%20Wear. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Countess Wear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Countess%20Wear.
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