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marquisate
[ mahr-kwuh-zit ]
noun
- the rank of a marquis.
- the territory ruled by a marquis or a margrave.
marquisate
/ ˈmɑːkwɪzɪt /
noun
- the rank or dignity of a marquis
- the domain of a marquis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of marquisate1
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Example Sentences
This lapsed marquisate of the former proprietors gave Lotbinière his idea; proprietor of a marquisate, he ought to be a marquis.
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One can be a marquis without a marquisate, but it is impossible to be a forge-master without owning iron-works.
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The earldom, but not the marquisate, had been restored in 1663.
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But in this century the elder righted itself, rising also to a marquisate.
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At length the junior house ran ahead of its elder, being raised to a marquisate.
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