Marchese Definition
mär-kāzā, -kĕzĕ
marchesi
noun
An Italian nobleman ranking just above a count; marquis.
Webster's New World
Used as the title for such a nobleman.
American Heritage
Origin of Marchese
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Italian from Medieval Latin (comēs) marcēnsis (count) of the border from marca border region of Germanic origin merg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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