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
A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl (count).
Synonym of marchioness, a female marquess.
- Anne Boleyn was created Marquess of Pembroke in 1532
The neighborhood
- neighbormarch
- neighbormarchioness
- neighbormarchy
- neighbormark
- neighbormarquis
- neighbormarquisate
- neighbormarquisdom
- neighbormarquise
Derived
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA