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marquess

[ mahr-kwis ]

noun

British.


marquess

/ ˈmɑːkwɪs /

noun

  1. (in the British Isles) a nobleman ranking between a duke and an earl
  2. See marquis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of marquess1

Spelling variant of marquis
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Example Sentences

One of twins, she was the youngest of six children of the eighth marquess of Queensberry.

From BBC

Prince William, the heir to the throne, will be there along with his wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and their children, as well as marquesses, dukes, baronesses, lords and earls.

A duke is the highest ranking member of the English nobility, followed by marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons.

His sister Sybil, who married a marquess and restored the palatial Houghton Hall in Norfolk, sat several times for John Singer Sargent, drenched in silk that resembles whipped butter.

“Yes! From Haiti, he sailed to Paris. His father was a marquess. That’s just below a duke,” she adds, turning toward Zion.

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