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 costumes, by Vanessa Sannino, are luxuriously eccentric: Françoise Gillard, in the role of a marchioness, looks like a fabulous golden beehive.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
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
She is a Sherpa-chic sort of marchioness, a slender sliver of a marchioness with curly hair and a low sigh of a voice, which she is now using to discuss pig poop.
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
The poor dear marchioness had always been very fond of Nina, but she had died just before the breaking out of the Boer War and at the period of Nina's flirtation with the curate.
From The Tigress by Anne Warner
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