marquisate
Americannoun
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the rank of a marquis.
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the territory ruled by a marquis or a margrave.
noun
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the rank or dignity of a marquis
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the domain of a marquis
Etymology
Origin of marquisate
1540–50; marquis + -ate 3, as translation of French marquisat, Italian marchesato
Example Sentences
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Guided by the willful and refined tastes of the ruling house of Gonzaga, this cash-poor city-state, a mere marquisate for much of the 15th century, turned cultural prestige into an expression of political might.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The tattered portières of the House of Casa-Evora, the bedrabbled robes of the marquisate, all that was ridiculous to her.
From The Paliser case by Edgar Saltus
The viceroy was a widower then, and some years from a second wife, an earldom, an heir, and a marquisate.
From The Viceroys of Ireland by Charles O'Mahony
And where was the young lady, singer or no singer, who if disengaged, would reject the heir to a marquisate because he was forty?
From The Landleaguers by Anthony Trollope
Educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford; succeeded to marquisate, 1866.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
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