Marquess meaning

mär'kwĭs
A British nobleman ranking below a duke and above an earl or a count.
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Used as a title for such a nobleman.
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A British nobleman ranking above an earl and below a duke.
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A title of nobility, ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.
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Origin of marquess

  • Middle English marques marquis
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • 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

Marquess Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • A disaster was averted by the marquess of Santa Cruz, who brought up the reserve.

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

  • 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.

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