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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Marquess \Mar"quess\, n. [Cf. Sp. marques. See Marquis.] A marquis.
Lady marquess, a marchioness. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Wiktionary
n. A title of nobility, ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.
WordNet
n. nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn: marquis]
a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
Wikipedia
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 correct spelling of the aristocratic title of this rank is marquess (although for aristocratic titles on the European mainland, the French spelling of marquis is often used in English). In Great Britain and Ireland, the title ranks below a duke and above an earl (see " Marquesses in the United Kingdom"). A woman with the rank of a marquess, or the wife of a marquess, is called a marchioness in Great Britain and Ireland or a marquise elsewhere in Europe. The dignity, rank or position of the title is referred to as a marquisate or marquessate.
The theoretical distinction between a marquess and other titles has, since the Middle Ages, faded into obscurity. In times past, the distinction between a count and a marquess was that the land of a marquess, called a march, was on the border of the country, while a count's land, called a county, often was not. As a result of this, a marquess was trusted to defend and fortify against potentially hostile neighbours and was thus more important and ranked higher than a count. The title is ranked below that of a duke, which was often restricted to the royal family and those that were held in high enough esteem to be granted such a title.
In the German lands, a Margrave was a ruler of an immediate Imperial territory (examples include the Margrave of Brandenburg, the Margrave of Baden and the Margrave of Bayreuth), not simply a nobleman like a marquess or marquis in Western and Southern Europe. German rulers did not confer the title of marquis; holders of marquisates in Central Europe were largely associated with the Italian and Spanish crowns.
Marquess is a German pop band established in 2006 in Hannover. The group predominantly sings songs in Spanish although with grammar and pronunciation mistakes. Their song "Vayamos compañeros" became very popular in summer 2007 ranking #1 in Poland, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.
Marquess is the first self-titled studio album by German Latin-Pop band Marquess. It was released on September 28, 2006. The first single was El Temperamento.
Marquess is a hereditary title of nobility.
Marquess may also refer to:
- Marquess, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia
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Marquess (band), a German Latin-pop band
- Marquess (album), their first studio album
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.