noun
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(in the British Isles) a nobleman ranking between a duke and an earl
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See marquis
Etymology
Origin of marquess
Spelling variant of marquis
Example Sentences
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One of twins, she was the youngest of six children of the eighth marquess of Queensberry.
From BBC
Prince William, the heir to the throne, will be there along with his wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and their children, as well as marquesses, dukes, baronesses, lords and earls.
From New York Times
A duke is the highest ranking member of the English nobility, followed by marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons.
From New York Times
His sister Sybil, who married a marquess and restored the palatial Houghton Hall in Norfolk, sat several times for John Singer Sargent, drenched in silk that resembles whipped butter.
From New York Times
One of the very first salons, hosted in Paris by a marquess named Catherine de Vivonne, happened in the early 1600s after a period of religious warfare.
From New York Times
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