Marchioness Definition

märshə-nĭs, märshə-nĕs
noun
The wife or widow of a marquess.
Webster's New World
A lady whose rank in her own right equals that of a marquess.
Webster's New World
A noblewoman ranking above a countess and below a duchess.
American Heritage
Used as a title for such a noblewoman.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Marchioness

Noun

Singular:
marchioness
Plural:
marchionesses

Origin of Marchioness

  • Medieval Latin marchiōnissa wife of a margrave, marchioness feminine of marchiō marchiōn- marquis from marca boundary of Germanic origin merg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Marchioness Sentence Examples

  • His mother married Francois de Balzac, marquis d'Entragues, and one of her daughters, Henriette, marchioness of Verneuil, afterwards became the mistress of Henry IV.

  • He then entered into fresh intrigues with the court of Spain, acting in concert with the marchioness of Verneuil and her father d'Entragues.

  • In 1604 d'Entragues and he were arrested and condemned to death; at the same time the marchioness was condemned to perpetual imprisonment in a convent.

  • Deprived at an early age of his mother, the care of the boy devolved upon his grandmother, the marchioness of Halifax, a lady of culture and connexion, whose house was frequented by the most distinguished Whigs of the epoch.

  • In 1730 he abdicated in favour of his son, Charles Emmanuel, retired to Chambery, and married the countess of San Sebastiano (afterwards Marchioness of Spigno).

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