The female ruler of a duchy.
The wife or widow of a duke.
to court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously.
A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts.