coun ‧ tess /ˈkaʊntəs, ˈkaʊntɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: contesse , from Medieval Latin comitissa , from Latin comes ; ⇨ ↑ count 2 ]
a woman with the same rank as an ↑ earl or a ↑ count 2 (9)
coun ‧ tess /ˈkaʊntəs, ˈkaʊntɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: contesse , from Medieval Latin comitissa , from Latin comes ; ⇨ ↑ count 2 ]
a woman with the same rank as an ↑ earl or a ↑ count 2 (9)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012