Hypertext Webster Gateway: "marquess"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Marquess \Mar"quess\, n. [Cf. Sp. marques. See {Marquis}.]
A marquis.
{Lady marquess}, a marchioness. [Obs.] --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
marquess
n 1: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn:
{marquis}]
2: a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl [syn:
{Marquess}]
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