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Marchioness

//ˈmɑɹʃənɪs// noun, slang

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Noun

1
The wife of a marquess.
"The first train over the bridge was driven by the Marchioness of Tweeddale, and the engine was No. 602 of the North British Railway Company."
2
a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess wordnet
3
A woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.
4
the wife or widow of a marquis wordnet
5
An old-fashioned maid-of-all-work; female servant. obsolete, slang
"The beauty and charm of the little marchioness and the tender hearted old colored man, with their mutual affection, forcibly remind the reader of "Uncle Tom" and "Eva.""

Etymology

From Medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine form of marchion, from Late Latin marca, from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markō (“area, region, edge, rim, border”).

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