What is "counts"

Usage examples of "counts".

Before the game began the two counts paid their losses of the day before to the general in bank notes, which he begged me to change.

This visit had added to her other attractions the charm of a good manner, which always counts for so much.

Towards the evening several counts arrived, for in Vicenza every nobleman is a count.

The rest are counts, marquises, and barons of the usual kind, some from Piedmont and some from Savoy.

I had not much trouble in extracting a promise from Madame Mazzoli and the two counts to sup with me every night, but the Chevalier de Raiberti would only promise to come whenever he could.

Milan no noble who is not a marquis is thought anything of, just as in the same way they are all counts at Vicenza.

I had no croupier, so I was obliged to deal slowly and keep an eye on the two counts, whose method of play was very questionable.

All the Russians were informed of this great festival, which was to be given at the expense of the sovereign, and the princes, counts, and barons were already arriving with their chargers from the most remote parts of the empire.

It was postponed till the next, and the princes, counts, barons, and knights spent the winter in the capital, unless their purses forbade them to indulge in the luxuries of Court life.

I had a visit from two young counts, with their tutor, Bertrand, a kindly Swiss.

Alfonso obtain magical assistance from these heretics I hear of, as the duke and the counts of Peyrefixade do from your Order?

I shall summon all my metropolitan bishops and the secular lords of the archdiocese, which includes you two, the other counts and castellans of the region, and Prince Alfonso.

Having been forced to come here, Alfonso intended to make a good showing of his own authority by having all the elders swear that the counts at Peyrefkade had never exercised justice over this village.

Then I took a handful of a certain powder from a sack at my belt, jerked the reins with my good hand to bring my horse up even with the counts, and shouted to him to cover his eyes.

Count Caloran and the duke rode just ahead of me down the steep track from the gates of Peyrefixade, I could see the flesh pull tight around the counts scar.