comtesse

American  

[kawn-tes] / kɔ̃ˈtɛs /

noun

French.

PLURAL

comtesses

1. countess.

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Example Sentences

In 2000, he organized “La Divine Comtesse: Photographs of the Countess de Castiglione,” drawn from hundreds of 19th-century photographs he had gathered of an eccentric Italian noblewoman who staged proto-modernist portraits of herself in the guise of various historical and literary figures.

From New York Times

But first: Our impressionable protagonist lands a summer-long gig as secretary to Madame la Comtesse Ingeborg LaFollette deChassy Padgett, Belgian wife of Duke Padgett, the robber baron who built a mansion called Elkhorne, and furnished it with pianos and mahogany trimmings carried into town by mule.

From New York Times

Comtesse acknowledged that the two candidates are diametrically opposed.

From Reuters

Marie-Therese Hennebel, 67, a retired nuclear factory worker, who lives in the same apartment block as Comtesse, said she admired Le Pen’s folksy charm and straight talking.

From Reuters

But behind their versions of the classic fairytale lies an untold story of female storytellers like Marie-Catherine D'Aulnoy and the Comtesse de Murat.

From Salon