countessly

adj

Etymology

From countess + -ly.

  1. derived from comitissa
  2. derived from contesse
  3. derived from cuntesse
  4. suffixed as countessly — “countess + ly

Definitions

  1. Of or befitting a countess.

    • His second daughter, a blooming girl of seventeen, pure from the dissipations of London, being on the eve of becoming a Countess, with all the accessories of countessly dignity:—dress, diamonds, opera boxes, and courtly distinction.
    • In Bielostock I put up at the “Hotel of Countess Mielnicki.” Only in Poland do you find these countessly hotels. The countess is a considerable landed proprietor and she keeps the hotel in order that she may there sell the estate eggs.
    • When the ball was at its height the countess cast a countessly eye over the floor and noticed that there were more people there than she had counted on.

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