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comte

count

noun KOHMT Less Common

Origin: Latin comes, 'companion (of the emperor)'

Also means

earl

Usage Note

Comte is a noble title equivalent to 'count' (continental Europe) or 'earl' (UK). The feminine is comtesse, and the historical territory of a count is un comté ('a county'). The same spelling comté also names a hard cheese from the Franche-Comté region — context disambiguates.

Examples

"Le comte vivait dans un grand château."

Natural Translation

The count lived in a large castle.

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