Countess
noun
A woman with the same rank as an earl or a count in some European countries.
The countess entertained her guests in the lavish ballroom.
Often appears as...
- countess of
- dowager countess
noun
A woman with the same rank as an earl or a count in some European countries.
The countess entertained her guests in the lavish ballroom.
Often appears as...
- countess of
- dowager countess
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Pro Tip 1/3Noble Rank
A countess is part of the nobility, which means she's recognized as a member of the aristocracy by her country.
The countess received a warm welcome at the royal event.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Specific
'Countess' refers specifically to a female; the male equivalent is an 'earl' or 'count'.
Upon the earl's death, his wife became the countess.
Pro Tip 3/3High Social Status
The title 'countess' implies high social status and is often associated with wealth and power.
The countess hosted a charity gala at her family's mansion.
Pro Tip 1/3Noble Rank
A countess is part of the nobility, which means she's recognized as a member of the aristocracy by her country.
The countess received a warm welcome at the royal event.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Specific
'Countess' refers specifically to a female; the male equivalent is an 'earl' or 'count'.
Upon the earl's death, his wife became the countess.
Pro Tip 3/3High Social Status
The title 'countess' implies high social status and is often associated with wealth and power.
The countess hosted a charity gala at her family's mansion.
Pro Tip 1/3Noble Rank
A countess is part of the nobility, which means she's recognized as a member of the aristocracy by her country.
The countess received a warm welcome at the royal event.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Specific
'Countess' refers specifically to a female; the male equivalent is an 'earl' or 'count'.
Upon the earl's death, his wife became the countess.
Pro Tip 3/3High Social Status
The title 'countess' implies high social status and is often associated with wealth and power.
The countess hosted a charity gala at her family's mansion.
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and its patina of civility. But therein lies the third don't mistake decorum for civility. Even if you have a dowager countess as fabulous as Dame Maggie Smith. So let me end with one last story.
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and its patina of civility. But therein lies the third don't mistake decorum for civility. Even if you have a dowager countess as fabulous as Dame Maggie Smith. So let me end with one last story.
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Kate Christensen
American Novelist
In 1990, when I had just arrived in New York City as a wet-behind-the-ears 20-something girl from Arizona, I spent a year or more working as the personal secretary and secret ghostwriter to an American-born countess in her apartment on the Upper East Side.
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Elaine Stritch
American Actress
The closer a part is to you, the harder it is to play. Anything else is just imitation. If I'm playing a Russian countess, I get the hat, the accent, the outrageousness. Easy. Playing a murderess? Perfect.
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Florence Nightingale
English Activist
I have lived and slept in the same bed with English countesses and Prussian farm women... no woman has excited passions among women more than I have.
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Kate Christensen
American Novelist
In 1990, when I had just arrived in New York City as a wet-behind-the-ears 20-something girl from Arizona, I spent a year or more working as the personal secretary and secret ghostwriter to an American-born countess in her apartment on the Upper East Side.
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Elaine Stritch
American Actress
The closer a part is to you, the harder it is to play. Anything else is just imitation. If I'm playing a Russian countess, I get the hat, the accent, the outrageousness. Easy. Playing a murderess? Perfect.
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Florence Nightingale
English Activist
I have lived and slept in the same bed with English countesses and Prussian farm women... no woman has excited passions among women more than I have.
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