countess
Female aristocratic title
A countess is a noblewoman holding the rank of count in her own right, or the wife or widow of a count or earl.
The title sits in the middle tier of European aristocracy, above viscountess and below marchioness.
The countess hosted lavish parties at her estate.
Woman of ducal rank
- baronessFemale holder of barony
- marquiseFemale noble title
- peeressWoman of noble rank
- ladyCourteous term for woman
dame · noblewoman · aristocrat · peerage · gentry · blueblood · patrician · dowager
British hereditary noble rank
- coronetSmall noble's circlet
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- rankPosition in hierarchy
hereditary · succession · courtesy title · landed · ennoblement · bestowed · conferred · styled
Power to affect others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- favorKind act or preference
alliance · marriage · political · strategic · negotiation · dowager · regent · widow
Landed aristocratic residence
- castleFortified medieval residence
- chateauFrench country mansion
- hallInterior connecting pathway
- seatPlace for sitting
grounds · servants · household · steward · housekeeper · governess · staff · retinue
Descent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- pedigreeRecord of descent
genealogy · descent · forebears · family tree · legacy · birthright · inheritance · noble house
duchess
Woman of ducal rank
lady · dame · noblewoman · aristocrat · peerage · gentry · blueblood · patrician · dowager · matriarch
earl
British hereditary noble rank
rank · hereditary · succession · courtesy title · landed · ennoblement · bestowed · conferred · styled · addressed
influence
Power to affect others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
favor · alliance · marriage · political · strategic · negotiation · dowager · regent · widow · leverage
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
seat · grounds · servants · household · steward · housekeeper · governess · staff · retinue · dowry
lineage
Descent from progenitors
pedigree · genealogy · descent · forebears · family tree · legacy · birthright · inheritance · noble house · coat of arms
Downton Abbey
British period drama series
- romanceLove and its excitement
- period dramaStory set in past
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
Tolstoy · scandal · affair · tragic · mysterious · scheming · patron · salon · muse · correspondence
countesspeasant woman
Female agricultural laborer
commoner · serf · servant · washerwoman · milkmaid
- counted onTrusted to deliver
- counter cultureOpposition to mainstream society
- kitchen counterHorizontal food-prep surface
- over the counterSold without prescription
- checkout counterRetail payment station
- card counterOne tracking dealt hands
counter, encounter, counted, uncounted, accounted, unaccounted, viscountess, countesses