marchioness
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine form of marchion, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin marcha, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *markō (“area, region, edge, rim, border”)
Pronunciation
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Noun
marchioness (plural marchionesses)
- The wife of a marquess.
- A woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.
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Translations
wife of a marquess
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