marchioness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine form of marchion, from Late Latin marca, from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markō (“area, region, edge, rim, border”).
Meanings
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The wife of a marquess.
Rather than believe it, he goes crazy, falls in love with a marchioness, and gives his boodle gladly to a swindling genealogist who promises to establish that his delusions of nobility are justified.
1966 September 22, Kurt Vonnegut, “The Fall of a Climber”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4:The first train over the bridge was driven by the Marchioness of Tweeddale, and the engine was No. 602 of the North British Railway Company.
1941 January, the late John Phillimore, “The Forth Bridge 1890-1940”, in Railway Magazine, page 5:
- A woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.
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(obsolete, slang) An old-fashioned maid-of-all-work; female servant.
The beauty and charm of the little marchioness and the tender hearted old colored man, with their mutual affection, forcibly remind the reader of "Uncle Tom" and "Eva."
1896, The Chautauquan, volume 22, page 382:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| marchionesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| marquise | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (31)
pt marquesa (wife of a marquess) · cs markýza (wife of a marquess) · ca marquesa (wife of a marquess) · fr marquise (wife of a marquess) · hu őrgrófné (wife of a marquess) · ota ماركیز (wife of a marquess) · bg марки́за (wife of a marquess) · ga banmharcas (wife of a marquess) · sh markiza (wife of a marquess) · nl markiezin (wife of a marquess) · tl markesa (wife of a marquess) · ar مَرْكِيزَة (wife of a marquess) · uz markiza (wife of a marquess) · ru марки́за (wife of a marquess) · da markise (wife of a marquess) · fi markiisitar (wife of a marquess) · tr markiz (wife of a marquess) · de Marquise (wife of a marquess) · es marquesa (wife of a marquess) · it marchesa (wife of a marquess) · mk марки́за (wife of a marquess) · pl markiza (wife of a marquess) · eo markizino (wife of a marquess) · scn marchisa (wife of a marquess) · cmn 侯爵夫人 (wife of a marquess) · fa مارکیز (wife of a marquess) · ja 侯爵夫人 (wife of a marquess) · az markiza (wife of a marquess) · ro marchiză (wife of a marquess) · nrf martchise (wife of a marquess) · sv markisinna (wife of a marquess)