vicomtesse

American  

[vee-kawn-tes] / vi kɔ̃ˈtɛs /

noun

plural

vicomtesses

1. the wife or widow of a vicomte; a French viscountess.

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Etymology

Origin of vicomtesse

< French, equivalent to vicomte viscount + -esse -ess

Example Sentences

On his way out of Paris, he once told me, he took a score from the vicomtesse: a copy of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s “Der Jasager,” with an inscription by Weill.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2022

He had charmed the vicomtesse just as he had charmed everyone else — with gleeful self-awareness.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2022

She bent over, lifted the hand of the vicomtesse from the embroidery, and kissed it, saying, "Thou art Ren�'s mother, Madame," and, turning, left the room.

From The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)

A vicomtesse should be addressed by her surname, with the addition of madame; thus, "Madame de Toulouse" by the upper classes, and as "Madame la Vicomtesse" by all other classes.

From Manners and Rules of Good Society Or Solecisms to be Avoided by Anonymous

The vicomtesse settled down again to her life of books, church, and refusals to go anywhere except to Darthea at Merion, where she relaxed and grew tender among the children.

From The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)