marquess

[ mahr-kwis ]

noun

, British.

1. marquee ( def 3 ).
2. marquis.

marquess

/ ˈmɑːkwɪs /

noun

1. (in the British Isles) a nobleman ranking between a duke and an earl
2. See marquis
   See marquis

Word History and Origins

Origin of marquess¹

Spelling variant of marquis

Example Sentences

“Politics is a hard-nosed game, and the right has been playing Marquess of Queensbury Rules for a long time on this,” he said.

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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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There's an ancient joke about a young MP who, late in the 19th century, posed a question to the aged Marquess of Salisbury.

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Indeed, he couldn't conceive that his Marquess of Queensbury rules might be seen as an easily exploited weakness.

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A Whig of still greater note and authority, the Marquess of Hartington, separated himself on this occasion from the junto.

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"He (pointing to the young gentleman in sky-blue) is the only son of the powerful Marquess of Filletoville." '

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The Marquess de Bouille, on hearing of the circumstance, took them to his house, where he treated them most hospitably.

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I am the youngest son of a marquess, answered the youth, a barber by trade, and affianced to the daughter of the King of Castille.

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Coningsby was summoned from Eton to Monmouth House, and returned to school in the full favour of the marquess.

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