comtesse

Examples

• All

• I am sorry to wake you, Madame la Comtesse.

  Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

• I dedicate our victory to La Comtesse de Feuillide.

  Becoming Jane (2007)

• I want to know who this Comtesse is everyone keeps talking about.

  EverAfter (1998)

• How is the comtesse enjoying Italy?

  Chocolat (2000)

• Well, the Comtesse has promised me extensive use of her gardens.

  Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

• How is the comtesse enjoying Venice?

  Chocolat (2000)

• Madame la Comtesse, I'm so glad you are here.

  Moulin Rouge (1952)

• The Comtesse de Beaulieu has invited me to stay.

  Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

• As you know, Madame la Comtesse, it is a joint passport which sets out your husband's name and titles, but requires no particulars about yourself, except your signature and your maiden name.

  Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

• Eugène de Rastignac, a young man setting out to make his way in the world, visits la comtesse de Restaud.

  Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

C

countess

vscomtesse

114 6.9

A woman with a noble title, for example the wife of a count

is the French term for that same rank

C

contessa

vscomtesse

1 8.6

A woman who holds the title of countess in Italian or European nobility

is the French form used for the same noble rank

Surface Forms

Etymology