contessa

[kawn-tes-sah; English kuh n-tes-uh]

noun, plural con·tes·se

[kawn-tes-se] /kɔnˈtɛs sɛ/, English con·tes·sas. Italian.

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Best consult Dr. Contesse, though indeed he himself had a preventive of fever which never failed.
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Haward lifted his head, and as Contesse passed him to set down the cup, caught him by the sleeve.
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1819, from Italian contessa, from Medieval Latin cometissa (see countess).