marquisate

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UK/ˈmɑː.kwɪ.sət/

noun

The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.

OriginMiddle French marquisat ← Italian marchesato →
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Meanings

nounmarquisate (plural marquisates)

plural marquisates

  1. The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.
  2. The state or rank of a marquis.

    he has Mary Boleyn's word for it that the marquisate has bought Henry only the right to caress her sister's inner thigh.

    2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate, published 2010, page 394

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
margravate

Origin

  1. Italianmarchesato
  2. Middle Frenchmarquisat
  3. Englishmarquisate

From marquis + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it), on the pattern of Middle French marquisat, Italian marchesato.

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Translations

Arabic مَرْكِيزِيَّة
  • مَرْكِيزِيَّة (markīziyya)territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
Dutch markgraafschap, markizaat
  • markgraafschapterritory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
  • markizaatterritory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
French marquisat
  • marquisatterritory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
German Markgrafentum
  • Markgrafentumterritory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
Italian marchesato
  • marchesatoterritory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
Japanese 侯国
  • 侯国 (kōkoku)territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
Persian مارکینشین
  • مارکینشین (mârki-nešin)territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
Polish markizat
  • markizatterritory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
Portuguese marquesado
  • marquesadoterritory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
Romanian marchizat
  • marchizatterritory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
Spanish marquesado
  • marquesadoterritory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
Swedish markgrevedöme
  • markgrevedömeterritory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
Turkish markilik
  • markilikterritory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
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APA

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Chicago

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