marchioness

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
20
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈmɑɹʃənɪs/
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/ˈmɑɹʃənɪs/ · /mɑɹʃəˈnɛs/

Definition of marchioness

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The wife of a marquess.
    “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.”
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noun

  1. The wife of a marquess.
    “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.”
  2. A woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.
  3. (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."”

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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”).

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