comte

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noun

A French count.

OriginFrench comte →
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Meanings

comte1

nouncomte (plural comtes)

plural comtes

  1. A French count.

Comte2

proper noun
  1. A surname from French.

Origin

  1. Frenchcomte
  2. Englishcomte

Borrowed from French comte. Doublet of comes, conte, and count.

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APA

comte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comte

MLA

“comte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comte.

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