marchesa
Americannoun
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an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
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the wife or widow of a marchese.
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of marchesa
1790–1800; < Italian; feminine of marchese
Example Sentences
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There, he struck up an unlikely romance with an heiress, Camilla Pecci Blunt, the daughter of a Florentine marchesa and an American financier.
From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2022
Perhaps the marchesa, whose blackened eyes, bejeweled costumes and silent stance mesmerize the fashion world to this day, might have her own label, not just one named for her.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2017
The place is run by the marchesa, Maria Xenia Doria, an extremely down-to-earth woman who operates the hotel and 370-acre farm.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2015
They are herded, shooed and advised, but never chaperoned, by a sophisticated marchesa.
From Time Magazine Archive
The count, having continued persistently absent up to the last, was utterly unconscious of the little fracas that had taken place between the marchesa and the cavaliere, and the consequent sudden conclusion of the game.
From The Italians by Elliot, Frances
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