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Baroness vs Countess - What's the difference?

baroness | countess |

As nouns the difference between baroness and countess

is that baroness is the female ruler of a barony. The male equivalent is baron while countess is the wife of a count or earl.

baroness

English

Noun

(es)
  • The female ruler of a barony. The male equivalent is baron.

    • Related terms

    * baronetess

    countess

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • The wife of a count or earl.
  • The title used by a female who holds an earldom in her own right.
    • Elizabeth Millicent Leveson-Gower is 24th Countess of Sutherland; her son will be the 25th Earl.

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ess