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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