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MARQUESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does marquess mean?
• MARQUESS (noun)
The noun MARQUESS has 2 senses:
1. nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
2. a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
Familiarity information: MARQUESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
marquess; marquis
Hypernyms ("marquess" is a kind of...):
Lord; noble; nobleman (a titled peer of the realm)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("marquess" is a kind of...):
peer (a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage)
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