Word Meanings - MARQUISE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The wife of a marquis; a marchioness.

Related words: (words related to MARQUISE)

• MARQUISDOM
  A marquisate. "Nobles of the marquisdom of Saluce." Holinshed.
• MARQUISATE
  The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis; the territory governed by a marquis.
• MARQUIS
  A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred
• MARQUISSHIP
  A marquisate.
• MARCHIONESS
  The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis. Spelman.
• MARQUISE
  The wife of a marquis; a marchioness.