marquess

/ˈmɑrkwəs/
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Other forms: marquesses

Definitions of marquess
  1. noun
    nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
    synonyms: marquis
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    type of:
    Lord, noble, nobleman
    a titled peer of the realm
  2. noun
    a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
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    type of:
    peer
    a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
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