Countess: alternatives and connections

Pertaining to an Earl of Arundel; as, Arundel or Arundelian marbles, marbles from ancient Greece, bought by the Earl of Arundel in 162…

A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and G…

A baron's wife; also, a lady who holds the baronial title in her own right; as, the Baroness Burdett-Coutts.

A young lady of superior beauty and attractions; a handsome lady, or one who attracts notice in society; a fair lady.

A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.

An earldom; the domain of a count or earl.

That part of the process in which the plaintiff sets forth in order and at large his cause of complaint; the narration of the plaintif…

Lady; a lady; -- a title formerly given to noble ladies who held a barony in their own right.

The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.

A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in Fra…

an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies

The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.

To count; to tell by numbers; to count over, or tell off one after another; to number; to reckon up; to mention one by one; to name ov…

A German title of nobility, equivalent to earl in English, or count in French. See Earl.

The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of though…

Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus Coccinella and allied genera (family Coccinellidae); -- called also ladybug,…

A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of an earl in England and of a count in France.

The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether pro…