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marchioness
[ mahr-shuh-nis, mahr-shuh-nes ]
marchioness
/ ˈmÉ‘Ëʃənɪs; ËŒmÉ‘ËʃəˈnÉ›s /
noun
- the wife or widow of a marquis
- a woman who holds the rank of marquis
Gender Note
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of marchioness1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of marchioness1
Example Sentences
A marchioness is to stand trial accused of dangerous driving after a crash involving four vehicles.
“The best I can do for you is marchioness.â€
An exquisite garden on site, designed by the marchioness of Salisbury, pays homage to him.
Titian's portrait of Isabella d' Este, marchioness of Mantua, which hangs in Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum, shows her as a twentysomething beauty, soft skin unblemished by wrinkles, in the bloom of youth.
Finally the bigoted marchioness yielded, and for a round sum of money, in 1512, permitted the exiles to return and dwell in peace.
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