counte

== English == === Noun === counte (plural countes) Obsolete spelling of count. === Anagrams === cut one, econut == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman conte, counte, from Latin computus; reinforced through aphesis of acounte. ==== Alternative forms ==== compte, cownt, cownte ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkuːnt(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== counte (plural countes) A measurement, especially a count or enumeration. An account (monetary registry) (figuratively) The reckoning of one's deeds at Judgement Day. ===== Related terms ===== acounte acounten counten countour ===== Descendants ===== English: count, compt Scots: coont, count ===== References ===== “cǒunte, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman conte, counte, from Latin comes, comit-. ==== Alternative forms ==== counete ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkuːnt(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== counte (plural *countes) (rare) count, earl (noble rank) ===== Usage notes ===== The usual word for "count" in Middle English is erl. ===== Related terms ===== countesse counte (“county”) ===== Descendants ===== English: count ===== References ===== “cǒunte, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman counté, from Latin comitātus; equivalent to counte (“count”) +‎ -te. ==== Alternative forms ==== comyte, conte, countee, countie, county, countye, cowntee ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kuːnˈteː/, /ˈkuːnteː/ ==== Noun ==== counte (plural countes) (chiefly Late Middle English) A county or earldom (domain of a count) Synonym: erldom A traditional county or shire of England, Ireland, Scotland, or Wales. (law) A session of the shire court. ===== Descendants ===== English: county ===== References ===== “cǒuntẹ̄, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 4 === ==== Noun ==== counte alternative form of cunte === Etymology 5 === ==== Verb ==== counte alternative form of counten