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{{11}}count (n.) title of nobility, c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. counte (O.Fr. conte), from L. comitem (nom. comes) "companion, attendant," the Roman term for a provincial governor, from com- "with" (see COM- (Cf. com-)) + stem of ire "to go" (see ION (Cf. ion)). The term was used in Anglo-French to render O.E. eorl, but the word was never truly naturalized and mainly was used with reference to foreign titles.
{{12}}count (v.) mid-14c., from O.Fr. conter "add up," but also "tell a story," from L. computare (see COMPUTE (Cf. compute)). Related: Counted; counting. Modern French differentiates compter "to count" and conter "to tell," but they are cognates.

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