What does Marchioness mean?
Definitions for Marchioness
ˈmɑr ʃə nɪs, ˌmɑr ʃəˈnɛsmar·chioness
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Princeton's WordNet
marchionessnoun
the wife or widow of a marquis
marchioness, marquisenoun
a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
Wiktionary
marchionessnoun
The wife of a marquess.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Marchionessnoun
The wife of a marquis.
Etymology: feminine, formed by adding the English female termination to the Latin marchio.
The king’s majesty
Does purpose honour to you, no less flowing
Than marchioness of Pembroke. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.From a private gentlewoman he made me a marchioness, and from a marchioness a queen, and now he intends to crown my innocency with the glory of martyrdom. Francis Bacon, Apophth.
The lady marchioness, his wife, sollicited very diligently the timely preservation of her husband. Edward Hyde, b. viii.
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marchioness
A marchioness is a noblewoman with the rank above a countess and below a duchess, equivalent to the rank of a marquis for males. This title is used in various European countries and some monarchies. It can also denote the wife or widow of a marquis.
Webster Dictionary
Marchionessnoun
the wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis
Etymology: [LL. marchionissa, fr. marchio a marquis. See Marquis.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Marchioness
mär′shun-es, Marchesa, mar-chē′za, n. feminine of Marquis.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Marchioness in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Marchioness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- маркизаBulgarian
- marquesaCatalan, Valencian
- MarquiseGerman
- markizinoEsperanto
- marquesaSpanish
- markiisitarFinnish
- marquiseFrench
- banmharcasIrish
- őrgrófnéHungarian
- 侯爵夫人Japanese
- маркизаMacedonian
- marquesaPortuguese
- маркизаRussian
- markizaSerbo-Croatian
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