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marchioness

noun

1 marchioness

The wife or widow of a marquis.

Roget 875: nobility, rank, condition, distinction, optimacy, blood, pur sang [Fr.], birth, high descent, order; quality, gentility; blue blood of Castile; ancien regime [Fr.].    ... show more

Dutch: markiezin

2 marchioness

A noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess.

synonym: marquise.

Dutch: markiezin


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