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n. A woman holding the title of count or earl.

n. The wife or widow of a count in various European countries.

n. The wife or widow of an earl in Great Britain.

n. Used as a title for such a noblewoman.

n. The wife of a count or earl.

n. The title used by a female who holds an earldom in her own right.

n. 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 Note under count.

n. The title, in English, of the wife of any nobleman on the continent of Europe bearing a title equivalent to English count: commonly extended also to the daughters of such noblemen as a prefix to their personal names.

n. In the British peerage, the wife or widow of an earl, or a woman possessing an earldom in her own right.

n. A roofing-slate 20 inches long and 10 inches wide.

n. female equivalent of a count or earl

"Contessa is a title countess and so I saw her first as a titled adult, then I read that she's been adopted."

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