marchioness
Americannoun
noun
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the wife or widow of a marquis
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a woman who holds the rank of marquis
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of marchioness
1770–80; < Medieval Latin marchiōnissa, equivalent to marchiōn- (stem of marchiō ) marquis + -issa -ess
Example Sentences
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The Botin family is part of Spain’s aristocracy - the King of Spain made Botin’s mother a marchioness in 2008.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2020
An exquisite garden on site, designed by the marchioness of Salisbury, pays homage to him.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2014
“Basically, I became a marchioness because I married a marquis,” she says patiently, “and a marquis is the son of a duke.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2011
“My grandmother perennially gave joke presents,” she said, referring to the marchioness of Dufferin and Ava.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2010
You would be a countess now and probably a marchioness very soon.
From The Vanity Girl by Compton MacKenzie
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