marchese

[ mahr-key-zey; Italian mahr-ke-ze ]

/ mɑrˈkeɪ zeɪ; Italian mɑrˈkɛ zɛ /

noun, plural mar·che·si [mahr-key-zee Italian mahr-ke-zee] /mɑrˈkeɪ zi Italian mɑrˈkɛ zi/.

an Italian nobleman, equivalent in rank to a marquis.

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Origin of marchese

From Italian, dating back to 1510–20; see origin at marquis

marchesa

[ mahr-key-zuh; Italian mahr-ke-zah ]

/ mɑrˈkeɪ zə; Italian mɑrˈkɛ zɑ /

noun, plural mar·che·se [mahr-key-zey; Italian mahr-ke-ze] /mɑrˈkeɪ zeɪ; Italian mɑrˈkɛ zɛ/.

an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.

the wife or widow of a marchese.

Origin of marchesa

1790–1800; < Italian; feminine of marchese

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Examples from the Web for marchese

Now, do you think that the world would consider any such protection necessary in the case of the Marchese Lamberto?
A Siren|Thomas Adolphus Trollope
The old gentleman thus alluded to, it may be necessary to explain, was the Marchese Lamberto.
A Siren|Thomas Adolphus Trollope
We know the place and date of the great discoverer's birth, thanks to the researches of the Marchese Staglieno.
Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia|Various
But the Marchese could not look at the matter in this light.
A Siren|Thomas Adolphus Trollope

I have heard that it was intended by both your families that you and the Marchese Ludovico should be married.
A Siren|Thomas Adolphus Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for marchese

marchese

/ Italian (marˈkeːze) /

noun plural -si (-zi)

(in Italy) a nobleman ranking below a prince and above a count; marquis

marchesa

/ Italian (marˈkeːza) /

noun plural -se (-ze)

(in Italy) the wife or widow of a marchese; marchioness

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