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marchioness

 
Dictionary: mar·chio·ness   (mär'shə-nĭs, mär'shə-nĕs') pronunciation

n.
  1. The wife or widow of a marquis.
  2. A noblewoman ranking above a countess and below a duchess. Also called marquise.
  3. (Abbr. March.) Used as a title for such a noblewoman.

[Medieval Latin marchiōnissa, feminine of marchiō, marchiōn-, marquis, from marca, boundary, of Germanic origin.]


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the wife or widow of a marquis

Meaning #2: a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
  Synonym: marquise


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - markis' hustru, markise, kvinde med selvstændig markiserang

Nederlands (Dutch)
markiezin

Français (French)
n. - marquise

Deutsch (German)
n. - Marquise

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μαρκησία

Italiano (Italian)
marchesa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - marquesa (f)

Русский (Russian)
маркиза

Español (Spanish)
n. - marquesa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - markisinna

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
侯爵夫人, 女侯爵

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 侯爵夫人, 女侯爵

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 후작부인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 侯爵夫人, 女侯爵, 女性の侯爵

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مركيزة, سيدة نبيله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרקיזה‬


 
 
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March. (abbreviation)
markisesse
marquise

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