comtesse
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2ADJ.
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VERB + COMTESSE
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noun
A French countess.
The king is impatient to see the comtesse, and I have promised that she will sup with him to-morrow evening in my apartment at Versailles.
‘Louise Victoria is a comtesse?’ murmured the major. […] You’ll agree, I think, Madame Dupont, that some young ladies are to be cherished, whether they’re comtesses or not?
noun
A title for a French countess
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3The king is impatient to see the comtesse, and I have promised that she will sup with him to-morrow evening in my apartment at Versailles.
Wiktionary‘Louise Victoria is a comtesse?’ murmured the major. […] You’ll agree, I think, Madame Dupont, that some young ladies are to be cherished, whether they’re comtesses or not?
Wiktionary“That is not fitting speech for a comtesse, not to mention highly unfashionable language for a young lady to use in mixed company.” […] “You have known many comtesses?” she asked, lowering her sword,
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