Marquess

//ˈmɑː.kwɪs// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.
  2. 2
    a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl wordnet
  3. 3
    A marchioness. obsolete

    "Anne Boleyn was created Marquess of Pembroke in 1532"

  4. 4
    nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count wordnet

Synonyms

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marquismarquis

Example

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"A count is a nobleman, a marquess too."

Etymology

See marquis for etymology. Note also that marquess is very unusual in the English language in that it ends in -ess but is a masculine term. The title is granted only to males (the female equivalent is marchioness).

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