Marquisate

//ˈmɑː.kwɪ.sət// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.
  2. 2
    The state or rank of a marquis.

    "he has Mary Boleyn's word for it that the marquisate has bought Henry only the right to caress her sister's inner thigh."

Synonyms

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dukedomkingshipknighthoodlordshipmargravatepashadom

Example

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"he has Mary Boleyn's word for it that the marquisate has bought Henry only the right to caress her sister's inner thigh."

Etymology

From marquis + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it), on the pattern of Middle French marquisat, Italian marchesato.

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