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Marquess - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Marquess : (noun)
1: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn:
marquis]
2: a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl [syn:
Marquess]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Marquess : \Mar"quess\, n. [Cf. Sp. marques. See Marquis.]
A marquis.
Lady marquess, a marchioness. [Obs.] --Shak.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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