Countess is the female equivalent of the title
Count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
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Earl
Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...
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Countess or The Countess may also refer to:
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Countess (cake)
The countess (kontès in Guianan Creole) is a small shortbread cake, somewhat sweet, typical of French Guianan cuisine. It accompanies a dessert such as fruit sorbets or fruit salads and traditionally uses a fruit juice or champagne.
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Geography
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Countess, Alberta, a community in Canada
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Countess Hospital, in Chester, England
Arts
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The Countess (trans woman), a 19th-century French singer and courtesan
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Countess (novel)
''Countess'' sequel to ''Duchess'', is a historical romance novel by Josephine Edgar published in 1978 by Macdonald & J. The novel won the 1979's Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association.
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, a novel by Josephine Edgar
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''The Countess'' (play), 1999 play
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''The Countess'' (film), a 2009 film about Elizabeth Báthory
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The Countess (''American Horror Story''), an ''
American Horror Story: Hotel'' character
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Hrabina (opera)'', an opera by Stanisław Moniuszko
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Countess (band), a black metal band
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