marchese
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of marchese
From Italian, dating back to 1510–20; see origin at marquis
Example Sentences
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A Florentine marchese with a pedigree dating to Donatello, the designer, artist, sportsman, politician and resort-hopper has etched his name into the fashion lexicon of the decade.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shaw, Dylan Thomas, Hardy and Yeats, lord mayors, marchese, duchesses, generals and politicians�all felt the pierce of his eye.
From Time Magazine Archive
I picked it up and carried it to the marchese, detailing the whole occurrence to him.
From Auriol or, The Elixir of Life by Ainsworth, W. Harrison
Now Colombina is the beloved sister of Brighella; and the doubt is to dawn upon him that possibly his wonderful contessa and his sister's imposing marchese are no better than they should be.
From The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
We then walked on together—I on the inside, next to me the count, the marchese on the outside.
From The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
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