marchese
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of marchese
From Italian, dating back to 1510–20; see origin at marquis
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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
Why is she in the arms of the marchese?
From The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
His Holiness, however, seemed displeased by our defense of the marchese.
From Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Gregorovius, Ferdinand
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
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