Count

Earl's continental equivalent

A Count is a European nobleman ranking between marquess and viscount, equivalent to a British earl.

The title appears in aristocratic names: Count Dracula, The Count of Monte Cristo.

The feminine equivalent is Countess. (Lowercase count means to enumerate or a tally.)

nobility

aristocrat

Person of noble birth

  • nobleTitled or virtuous
  • earlBritish hereditary noble rank
  • baronLow-ranking peer

duke · viscount · peerage · title · landed · estate · Habsburg · Dracula · lord · palatine

Categories
Opposites
nobility rank

Countcommoner

Non-noble person

peasant · serf · king · duke · emperor

enumeration/quantification

Countignore

Refuse to notice

disregard · lose track · estimate · guess · overlook

inclusion vs exclusion

Countexclude

Bar from participation

omit · discount · disqualify · leave out · skip over

Phrases
Family

discount, account, counter, county, counting, recount, countless, counts, accountant

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