marchioness

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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

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹʃənɨs/, /mɑɹʃəˈnɛs/
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Noun

marchioness (plural marchionesses)

  1. The wife of a marquess.
  2. A woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.

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