marquess

[mahr-kwis]

noun British.

marquee(def 3).

marquis.

Origin of marquess

spelling variant of marquis

Can be confusedmarque marquee marquess marquis marquise

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Contemporary Examples of marquess

Duchess is the highest rank in the English peerage (in descending order the ranks go duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron).
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August 5, 2013
Indeed, he couldn't conceive that his Marquess of Queensbury rules might be seen as an easily exploited weakness.
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December 30, 2009

Historical Examples of marquess

If your master have left the Marquess', let this be forwarded to him at Richmond immediately.
Vivian Grey
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
The Marquess of Carabas started in life as the cadet of a noble family.
Vivian Grey
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
The eyes of the Marquess sparkled, and the mouth of the Marquess was closed.
Vivian Grey
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
There was a dead silence, which at length the Marquess broke.
Vivian Grey
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
The Marquess swore a fearful oath, and threw another letter.
Vivian Grey
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for marquess

marquess

noun

(in the British Isles) a nobleman ranking between a duke and an earl

See marquis

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