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marquess

UK/ˈmɑː.kwɪs/US/ˈmɑɹ.kwɪs/

noun

What it means

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

    Synonyms: marquis

  2. obsoleteSynonym of marchioness, a female marquess.

    Anne Boleyn was created Marquess of Pembroke in 1532

    Synonyms: marquise, marchioness, marchioness

In a sentence

Anne Boleyn was created Marquess of Pembroke in 1532

Where it comes from

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).

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