count2

 
Pronunciation: /kaʊnt/

noun

  • a foreign nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of an earl.

Derivatives

countship

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French conte, from Latin comes, comit- 'companion, overseer, attendant' (in late Latin 'person holding a state office'), from com- 'together with' + it- 'gone' (from the verb ire 'go')