comtesse
Americannoun
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comtesses
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The comte and comtesse can scarcely yet be called old, their health and vigor remain, and they enjoy still those blessings which a kind Providence is pleased to bestow on the most favored.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
On the third night the child appeared much easier, and the comtesse bade Agathe go and get some rest.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
The comtesse shrieked, the child began to cry, and Agathe came running in.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
In a few minutes the comtesse began to recover.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
The comtesse de Lamotte assured the cardinal that she was making efforts on his behalf, and soon announced to him that he might send his justification to Marie Antoinette.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
"Your Majesties, Your Highness, ministers, comtes and comtesses, barons and baronesses, ladies and gentlemen of the court, people of Orléans, welcome to our kingdom's most notable tradition, the Beauté Carnaval."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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