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marchese

(mär kā′zā)

noun

pl. marchesi an Italian nobleman ranking just above a count; marquis

Origin: It < OFr marchis: see marquis

See marchese in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. mar·che·si (-zē)

An Italian nobleman ranking above a count and below a prince.
Used as the title for such a nobleman.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , from Medieval Latin (comēs) marcēnsis, (count) of the border

Origin: , from marca, border region

Origin: , of Germanic origin; see merg- in Indo-European roots

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