marquess

noun
/ˈmɑː.kwɪs/UK/ˈmɑɹ.kwɪs/US

Etymology

See marquis for etymology. Note also that marquess is very unusual in the English language in that it ends in -ess but is a masculine term. The title is granted only to males (the female equivalent is marchioness).

Definitions

  1. A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl (count).

  2. Synonym of marchioness, a female marquess.

    • Anne Boleyn was created Marquess of Pembroke in 1532

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA