Marquess

Word MARQUESS
Character 8
Hyphenation mar quess
Pronunciations /ˈmɑː.kwɪs/

Definitions and meanings of "Marquess"

What do we mean by marquess?

A British nobleman ranking below a duke and above an earl or a count. noun

Used as a title for such a nobleman. noun

See marquis. noun

A marquis. noun

A marchioness. noun

A title of nobility, ranking beneath a duke and above an earl. noun

Nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count noun

A British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl noun

A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.

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The word "marquess" in example sentences

A marquess was a sort of gone-off duke; even in this democratic age, he would have some influence, one supposed. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Lest you picture me cowering in this cupboard to escape some hulking brute of a husband, let me assure you that the marquess has been the very model of solicitousness. ❋ Medeiros, Teresa, 1962- (2003)

The wife of a marquess is a marchioness, the wife of an earl is a countess earl is the British equivalent of count, the wife of a viscount is a viscountess, the wife of a baron is a baroness. ❋ PAUL R. MARTIN (2002)

"It seems presumptuous to call a marquess's heir Josh." ❋ Balogh, Mary (1991)

I explained that she was a great lady and was to marry a marquess, that is a much more important person than an earl. ❋ George W. Gough (N/A)

A county on the border with a particularly dangerous neighbour was referred to as a 'march' and its ruler as a "marquess" in English or a "marquis" in French. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As for her rank, she would only be “Lady Firstname Lastname” if her father or brother was a duke, a marquess, or an earl. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think it's more likely that it commemorates the first marquess himself, rather than his son, as his name was also Arthur (as were all four of his predecessors as Earl of Donegall). ❋ Nwhyte (2009)

It does make sense that the marquess, who basically owned Belfast, would commemorate his dead daughters in the streets built in the later eighteenth century; but looking at the geography, Arthur Street should have been constructed a few decades earlier. ❋ Nwhyte (2009)

In 2007, the present marquess, Johnny Crichton-Stuart, sold another family seat, Dumfries House, to a consortium funded by the Prince of Wales and the Scottish government for £45m. ❋ Unknown (2011)

We note, for example, the long, narrow d'Este face, captured by Pisanello in his portraits of Leonello, the marquess of Ferrara, in a Rogier van der Weyden portrait of Leonello's "natural son." ❋ Karen Wilkin (2012)

The marquess, who had been outraged by Wilde's friendship with his son, Lord Alfred Douglas, proved the allegations in court, and Wilde was jailed. ❋ Martin E. Marty (2011)

“We are glad to see you so well, my lord marquess,” the queen called out, using the title her sister had taken from him. ❋ Kate Emerson (2010)

Lysander was the second son of a marquess who flattered me with his attentions each time we met at a ball or while riding in the park. ❋ Teresa Medeiros (2010)

You would have been too young yet to run it, and the young marquess too busy dealing with the estate. ❋ Sabrina Jeffries (2010)

She married a marquess precisely because she wanted greater things for her children than mucking around some brewery. ❋ Sabrina Jeffries (2010)

"The class war is obsolete," Harold Macmillan declared after winning the 1959 general election and then promptly formed a government which included a duke, three earls and a marquess. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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