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count·ess — … Useful english dictionary
vis|count|ess — «VY kown tihs», noun. 1. the wife or widow of a viscount. 2. a lady equal in rank to a viscount … Useful english dictionary
ess — farm·er·ess; fruit·er·ess; ghost·ess; gi·ant·ess; guard·i·an·ess; heir·ess; her·mit·ess; jew·ess; join·tur·ess; judg·ess; knav·ess; knight·ess; land·grav·ess; law·yer·ess; leop·ard·ess; li·on·ess; man·ag·er·ess; man·ess; mar·shal·ess; may·or·ess; … English syllables
count — ac·count·abil·i·ty; ac·count·able; ac·count·ably; count; count·er·boy; count·er·girl; count·er·jumper; count·er·man; count·er·word; count·ess; count·less; count·ship; dis·count·able; dis·count·er; re·count·al; vis·count; vis·count·cy;… … English syllables
vis·count·ess — … Useful english dictionary
Ulrich IV, Count of Württemberg — Ulrich IV of Württemberg (born after 1315–1366, Castle Hohenneuffen), Count of Württemberg. He reigned, together with his brother Eberhard II from 1344 until 1362.During his reign he stood in the shadow of his brother Eberhard II. Because of that … Wikipedia
countess — count·ess … English syllables
countess — count•ess [[t]ˈkaʊn tɪs[/t]] n. 1) why the wife or widow of a count in the nobility of continental Europe or of an earl in the British peerage 2) why a woman having the rank of a count or earl in her own right • Etymology: 1125–75; ME c(o)untesse … From formal English to slang
countess — count|ess [ kauntəs ] noun count a woman who is either the wife of an EARL or COUNT, or has the same rank as an earl or count, in an ARISTOCRATIC system … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
German nobility — The German nobility (German: Adel) was the elite hereditary ruling class or aristocratic class from ca. 500 B.C. to the Holy Roman Empire and what is now Germany. Contents 1 Principles of German nobility 2 Divisions of nobility 3 … Wikipedia
