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marquess Definition

mar·quess (mär′kwis)

noun

  1. a British nobleman ranking above an earl and below a duke
  2. marquis

Etymology: var. of marquis

marquess Related Forms

mar′·quess·ate (-kwə zit) noun

marquess Usage Examples

Converse of object

create: After the Restoration, the grandson of the earl was created marquess and duke by King Charles II.

Adjective modifier

  • late: Henry, the new earl, and later marquess of Worcester, poured his fortune into the royal cause.
  • second: Then in 1886 the second marquess 's grandson inherited.