comtesse
Americannoun
plural
comtessesExample Sentences
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Not for a moment did the comtesse allow her darling to be out of her arms.
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
The stones were immediately separated, the comtesse kept the small ones for herself and sold the larger ones in England.
From Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 by Walton, William
The comtesse de Lamotte was not arrested until the 18th of August, after having destroyed her papers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
The character of the comtesse meantime displayed itself.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
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