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A noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
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marquise
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A marquise is a noblewoman with the rank of marquess, or the wife of a marquess. Marquise may also refer to: Marquise, a brand of cigarettes made by Imperial Tobacco Marquise, Pas-de-Calais , a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Marquise \Mar`quise"\, n. [F. See Marquis , and cf. Marquee .] The wife of a marquis; a marchioness.
WordNet
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n. a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess [syn: marchioness ] permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. [syn: marquee ]
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A marchioness, especially one who is French.
Usage examples of marquise.
Always assuming that my lady the Marquise has reported accurately, there are other possible diagnoses.
Why has he not brought me a letter from the Duc de Choiseul or the Marquise de Pompadour?
Laslo spent his days working with different women and men, all wealthy, some as newsworthy as Marquise, but none quite as flamboyant.
Marchioness of Steyne was of the renowned and ancient family of the Caerlyons, Marquises of Camelot, who have preserved the old faith ever since the conversion of the venerable Druid, their first ancestor, and whose pedigree goes far beyond the date of the arrival of King Brute in these islands.
The rest are counts, marquises, and barons of the usual kind, some from Piedmont and some from Savoy.
And to show you how highly this industry was esteemed I will add that the Marquise himself superintended his workmen and helped in manufacturing this Doccia ware, as they styled their output.
It rained hard all night, and we made good time by way of Fecamp, Dieppe, Eu, Abbeville, Montreuil, Bologne, Marquise, and Calais, getting to Dunkerque a little after four, just in time to smell the smoke of a couple of bombs dropped by an aeroplane across the street from the office of the Prime Minister, upon whom I called.
Dieppe, Eu, Abbeville, Montreuil, Bologne, Marquise, and Calais, getting to Dunkerque a little after four, just in time to smell the smoke of a couple of bombs dropped by an aeroplane across the street from the office of the Prime Minister, upon whom I called.
This Phrasie or Marquise de Javelle, announces in one of her letters, that in February, 1853, she has given birth to a daughter, whom she has confided to some relatives of hers in the south, near Toulouse.
They remembered perfectly the Marquise de Javelle, which was but a nickname for a young and pretty laundress, whose real name was Euphrasie Taponnet.
Marquise de Javelle the Baroness de Thaller, was released for want of proper proof.
When, for instance, the Duc wearied of the lovely Madame de Polignac, this lady was so inflamed by hatred of her successor in his affections, the Marquise de Nesle, that she challenged her to a duel to the death in the Bois de Boulogne.
Though Theria received none of these letters, which were one by one handed over by Barbier to Desgrais, he all the same did go to Maestricht, where the marquise was to pass, of his own accord.
As soon as the king goes out to hunt, be at hand in the private apartments, and I will seize a favourable moment for introducing you to the famous marquise.
I was taking care of two ladies in the midst of the crowd, and the witty marquise was walking in front of us.