marquisate

[ mahr-kwuh-zit ]

noun

1. the rank of a marquis.
2. the territory ruled by a marquis or a margrave.

marquisate

/ ˈmɑːkwɪzɪt /

noun

1. the rank or dignity of a marquis
2. the domain of a marquis

Word History and Origins

Origin of marquisate¹

1540–50; marquis + -ate ³, as translation of French marquisat, Italian marchesato

Example Sentences

This lapsed marquisate of the former proprietors gave Lotbinière his idea; proprietor of a marquisate, he ought to be a marquis.

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One can be a marquis without a marquisate, but it is impossible to be a forge-master without owning iron-works.

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The earldom, but not the marquisate, had been restored in 1663.

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But in this century the elder righted itself, rising also to a marquisate.

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At length the junior house ran ahead of its elder, being raised to a marquisate.

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