Noun
The wife of an earl in the British peerage, or of a count in the Continental nobility; also, a lady possessed of the same dignity in her own right. See the Note under Count.
Source: Webster's dictionaryso the countess passed on until she came through the little park, where Niobe presented her with a cabinet, and so departed. T. S. Eliot
My philosophical views approach somewhat closely those of the late Countess of Conway. Gottfried Leibniz
And I hope you will not think me foolish when I also extend my thanks. Thank you, Michael, for letting my son love her first. -from Janet Stirling, dowager Countess of Kilmartin, to Michael Stirling, Earl of Kilmartin. Julia Quinn
What are you doing?” the Countess asked.... "Just...wrestling with temptation.” Illyan's voice came back, amused. "Who's winning?” Miles's eye followed the cracks in the plaster, overhead. His voice came out high and light, on a sigh: "I think...I'm going for the best two falls out of three. Lois McMaster Bujold
Better to be queen for an hour than a countess for life. Portuguese Proverb
A couple of months later, writing in the same vein to Countess Maffei he stated: "I'm not doing anything. Source: Internet