marquess
English
Alternative forms
- marquis (the most common form)
- marquesse (obsolete)
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).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɑː.kwɪs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹ.kwɪs/
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Noun
marquess (plural marquesses)
- A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.
- (obsolete) A marchioness.
- Anne Boleyn was created w:Marquess of Pembroke in 1532
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Translations
title of nobility
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