comtesse
Americannoun
plural
comtessesExample Sentences
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Lettres intimes et in�dites � la comtesse de Colloredo et � Mlle de Poutet, depuis 1810 comtesse de Crenneville.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
His house, over which the comtesse de Boufflers presided, was the resort of many men of letters, and he was a patron of Jean Jacques Rousseau.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" by Various
I said my prayer again, and walked slowly on; then I saw the house, and Agathe in the garden, and the comtesse with the little one standing in the door—looking—looking.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
Pendant ce temps, il existait dans la ville un ange de beaut�, la comtesse Ketty O'Connor.
From Poems by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
"Et la belle comtesse, sa fille!" cried the menacing voices.
From The Lady of the Mount by Isham, Frederic Stewart
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