noun
conte
noun
1
An Italian nobleman holding the title of count.
"The old palazzo once belonged to a conte from Florence."
How to Use Conte
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe Italian word for "count," the noble title.
Word Forms
contes plural
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Etymology
From Italian conte, a doublet of the English words comte and count — all tracing back to the same Latin root.