contessa
Americannoun
plural
contesse,plural
contessasEtymology
Origin of contessa
First recorded in 1815–20;
Example Sentences
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Asking what his job title would be, he met with derision: “What title? Call yourself contessa if you want to!”
Had Violet signed the marriage contract with her right hand, the law would have made her a miserable contessa, but because she signed it with her left, she remained, to her relief, a miserable orphan.
From Literature
A contessa has her eyes on a surfer whose beach faces a threat from imposing bodybuilders.
From Los Angeles Times
I had seen Chloe Marsh earlier in the day—very pretty, with a face shaped like a soft heart and with a delicate nose and lips like a contessa in a Renaissance portrait.
From Literature
In short order, the contessa and her stepdaughter Atta fell under his spell.
From Washington Post
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