Conde

Conde (Spanish: [ˈkonde], Portuguese: [ˈkõdɨ], Galician: [ˈkonde]) is a title of nobility in Spanish, Galician and Portuguese. In English, the title is Count or Earl. The female form is Condesa in Spanish and Galician and Condessa in Portuguese. The territory of a Conde is called a Condado, equivalent to Countship or County. However the title did have different meanings in different historical periods.

Conde is also a surname known to be from Spain and Portugal. Due to its origins the surname was given to many families related to these condes. It is also a French surname, spelled Condé.

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