marchioness
marchioness · marchionesses
маркиза
Marquise
The wife of a marquessThe wife of a marquess.
/ˈmɑɹʃənɪs/
Meaning
3 sensesThe wife of a marquess.
Marquise
марки́заmarkíza
the wife or widow of a marquis
A woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.
(obsolete, slang)An old-fashioned maid-of-all-work; female servant.
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine form of marchion, from Late Latin marca, from FFrom 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”).
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