marchioness

[ mahr-shuh-nis, mahr-shuh-nes ]

/ ˈmɑr ʃə nɪs, ˌmɑr ʃəˈnɛs /

noun British.

Words nearby marchioness

marchiafava-bignami disease, marchiafava-micheli syndrome, marching girl, marching orders, marching orders, get one's, marchioness, marchland, marchpane, marcia, marcian, marciano

Origin of marchioness

1770–80; < Medieval Latin marchiōnissa, equivalent to marchiōn- (stem of marchiō) marquis + -issa -ess

usage note for marchioness

See -ess.

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Examples from the Web for marchioness

The marchioness had written to say that she preferred to have it so.
The Last Chronicle of Barset|Anthony Trollope
After this recital, that the marchioness had listened to with sustained interest, there was a pause.
The Flying Horseman|Gustave Aimard
The marchioness pulled her bell-cord three times for her maid,—a signal for her visitor to retire.
Manasseh|Maurus Jokai
Perhaps the marchioness was not unprepared for such a reception.
Within an Inch of His Life|Emile Gaboriau

He himself was but a guest the more, the entertainer was the Marchioness.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various

British Dictionary definitions for marchioness

marchioness

/ (ˈmɑːʃənɪs, ˌmɑːʃəˈnɛs) /

noun

the wife or widow of a marquis

a woman who holds the rank of marquis

Word Origin for marchioness

C16: from Medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine of marchiō marquis

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