marchioness

[ mahr-shuh-nis, mahr-shuh-nes ]

/ ˈmɑr ʃə nɪs, ˌmɑr ʃəˈnɛs /

noun British.

marquise (defs. 1, 2).

Origin of marchioness

1770–80; <Medieval Latin marchiōnissa, equivalent to marchiōn- (stem of marchiō) marquis + -issa-ess

usage note for marchioness

See -ess.

Words nearby marchioness

Marchiafava-Bignami disease, Marchiafava-Micheli syndrome, marching girl, marching orders, marching orders, get one's, marchioness, marchland, march-order, marchpane, march-past, march to a different beat

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Example sentences from the Web for marchioness

The marchioness had written to say that she preferred to have it so.
The Last Chronicle of Barset|Anthony Trollope
After this recital, that the marchioness had listened to with sustained interest, there was a pause.
The Flying Horseman|Gustave Aimard
The marchioness pulled her bell-cord three times for her maid,—a signal for her visitor to retire.
Manasseh|Maurus Jokai
Perhaps the marchioness was not unprepared for such a reception.
Within an Inch of His Life|Emile Gaboriau

He himself was but a guest the more, the entertainer was the Marchioness.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various

British Dictionary definitions for marchioness

marchioness

/ (ˈmɑːʃənɪs, ˌmɑːʃəˈnɛs) /

noun

the wife or widow of a marquis

a woman who holds the rank of marquis

Word Origin for marchioness

C16: from Medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine of marchiō marquis

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单词	marchioness
释义	marchioness [ mahr-shuh-nis, mahr-shuh-nes ] / ˈmɑr ʃə nɪs, ˌmɑr ʃəˈnɛs / noun British. marquise (defs. 1, 2). Origin of marchioness 1770–80; <Medieval Latin marchiōnissa, equivalent to marchiōn- (stem of marchiō) marquis + -issa-ess usage note for marchioness See -ess. Words nearby marchioness Marchiafava-Bignami disease, Marchiafava-Micheli syndrome, marching girl, marching orders, marching orders, get one's, marchioness, marchland, march-order, marchpane, march-past, march to a different beat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for marchioness The marchioness had written to say that she preferred to have it so. The Last Chronicle of Barset\|Anthony Trollope After this recital, that the marchioness had listened to with sustained interest, there was a pause. The Flying Horseman\|Gustave Aimard The marchioness pulled her bell-cord three times for her maid,—a signal for her visitor to retire. Manasseh\|Maurus Jokai Perhaps the marchioness was not unprepared for such a reception. Within an Inch of His Life\|Emile Gaboriau He himself was but a guest the more, the entertainer was the Marchioness. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850\|Various British Dictionary definitions for marchioness marchioness / (ˈmɑːʃənɪs, ˌmɑːʃəˈnɛs) / noun the wife or widow of a marquis a woman who holds the rank of marquis Word Origin for marchioness C16: from Medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine of marchiō marquis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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