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marquess
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A marquess (; , ) is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The term is also used to translate equivalent Asian styles, as in imperial China and Japan . In Great Britain and Ireland, the ...
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n. nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn: marquis ] a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At one time, the marquess was said to have been spending £1,200 a week on drugs. ▪ The marquess , who inherited the £200 million estate, then ordered Christopher out of his cottage, at Horningsham, Wilts. ▪ The timbered town ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Marquess \Mar"quess\, n. [Cf. Sp. marques. See Marquis .] A marquis. Lady marquess , a marchioness. [Obs.] --Shak.
Usage examples of marquess.
Prince of Melito, the Marquess of Burgrave, Vespasian Gonzaga, John Medicis, Amadas of Savoy, in short, the illegitimate sons of all the southern princes, having no lands of their own, were coming to find that necessary of life in this pleasant little wheat-garden.
John, Duke of Seth, Marquess of Fowler, Earl of Barton, Viscount Carvernon, normally was settled in at Newmarket for the entire race season, his passion for horseflesh, everyone knew, surpassing even his acute interest in female flesh.
Rothgar Abbey, home of the possibly deranged and murderous Dark Marquess, with a mysterious, misbegotten baby in the party.
Marquess of Bainbridge, rake and Corinthian sans pareil, brought low by a woman.
Regard for rank and riches propelled the Marquess of Rockingham and the Duke of Grafton to the premiership and the Duke of Richmond to office as Secretary of State in the 1760s.
It was not a large gathering, Princess Joelle and her son, the Duke of Black-water and Lord Jaimas, Kent and his rescued driver, Lady Galton, Alissa Somers, the Marquess of Sennet, several officers of the Palace Guard, the Sea Lord and his wife, and one Entonne opera singer, who looked decidedly frightened and out of place.
Carlo is the Marquess of Standish and as his mother I direct his household as I choose.
Marquess Charles had been a good patron of his lands, Somerton had been safe in Standish hands and always would be.
If you were to dispute me, what court in the land would allow wardship of the Marquess of Standish to the daughter of an Irish mercenary?
The nearest to hero-worship the self-sufficient Marquess of Standish would ever come.
Luciana was not the only one who noticed that for some reason the Marquess of Standish was a little tearful.
The Trayce ladies were ensconced in the personal traveling chariot of their great-nephew, the Marquess of Ashart.
The Trayce ladies began to hash over possible explanations for the situation, and the marquess took part, as innocent as an angel.
The marquess and the Trayce ladies had almost finished their soup, so she sat to hers, listening to chat about fashionable circles.
Lady Augusta Trayce, a sweet and lively young lady of sixteen, married Lord Grafton, heir to the Marquess of Rothgar.