Marquess

['mɑːkwɪs]

Definition

(noun.) a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl.

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Definition

(n.) A marquis.

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Definition

n. a title of nobility next below that of a duke first given in England in 1386:—fem. Mar′chioness.—ns. Mar′quisāte the dignity or lordship of a marquis; Marquise in France a marchioness: a style of parasol about 1850.

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