释义
[ kount -ship ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkaʊnt ʃɪp / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun the rank or position of a count.
the territory or jurisdiction of a count.
Origin of countship First recorded in 1695–1705; count2 + -ship
Words nearby countship Countryside Agency, country singer, country store, countrywide, countrywoman, countship , count to ten, county, county agent, county board, county borough
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Example sentences from the Web for countship Seeing his danger Rudolph ceded the countship to Herbert, and Charles was relegated to his prison until his death in 929.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 | Various
His countship was Napoleonic, but he was always an opponent of the emperor's policy.
A Short History of French Literature | George Saintsbury
Thus the kings in granting a duchy or countship as an apanage to their brothers or sons used the phrase in comitatum et baroniam.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 | Various
His father, Amadeus, died in 1183, in which year he received the countship of Montfaucon.
Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail | Alfred Nutt
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