Marquess Definition

märkwis
noun
A British nobleman ranking above an earl and below a duke.
Webster's New World
Used as a title for such a nobleman.
American Heritage

Marquis.

Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Marquess

Noun

Singular:
marquess
Plural:
marquesses

Origin of Marquess

  • See marquis for etymology. Note also that marquess is very rare in the English language in that it ends in -ess but is a masculine term. The title is granted only to males (the female equivalent is marchioness).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English marques marquis

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

Marquess Sentence Examples

  • After the death of her brother William Parr, marquess of Northampton, his share of the barony called Marquis Fee reverted to Queen Elizabeth.

  • The Sicilian and Neapolitan contingents were commanded by the marquess of Santa Cruz, and Cardona, Spanish officers.

  • But a reserve squadron was placed behind the centre under the marquess of Santa Cruz, and the eight lumbering galeasses were stationed at intervals in front of the line to break the formation of the Turks.

  • Saigo's patriotism and his great services in the cause of the restoration of the administrative power to the throne were so fully recognized that his son was raised to the peerage with the title of marquess, and his own memory was honoured by the erection of a bronze statue in Tokyo.

  • In a cave, still called "Lord Huntly's Cave," in a rocky glen in the vicinity, George, marquess of Huntly, lay hid during Montrose's campaign in 1644-45.

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