About The Word Marchioness
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Marchioness
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What's The Definition Of Marchioness?
[n] a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
[n] the wife or widow of a marquis Synonyms | Synonyms for Marchioness: marquise Related Terms | Find terms related to Marchioness: See Also | Francoise d'Aubigne | Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart | Jeanne Antoinette Poisson | Lady | Madame de Maintenon | Maintenon | Marquise de Maintenon | Marquise de Montespan | Marquise de Pompdour | married woman | Montespan | noblewoman | peeress | Pompadour | wife Marchioness In Webster's Dictionary \Mar"chion*ess\, n. [LL. marchionissa, fr. marchio a
marquis. See Marquis.]
The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank
and dignity of a marquis. --Spelman.
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