comtesse
Americannoun
plural
comtessesExample Sentences
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The new dispensation did not ostracize the purely artistic element, but, as the comtesse tersely put it, "dor�navant, je ne recevrai que ceux qui ont de l'art ou des armoiries."
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
Lettres intimes et in�dites � la comtesse de Colloredo et � Mlle de Poutet, depuis 1810 comtesse de Crenneville.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
His grandmother, Diane d’Andouins, comtesse de Gramont, was “la belle Corisande,” one of the mistresses of Henry IV.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
Madame la Comtesse Ida de Barancy was not a comtesse at all.
From Jack 1877 by Sherwood, Mary Neal
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
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