Definition of Marquesses

1. Noun. (plural of marquess) ¹

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Definition of Marquesses

1. marquess [n] - See also: marquess

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marquesses

maroquin
maroquins
maror
marors
marouflage
marplot
marplots
marproof
marque
marquee
marquees
marques
marquess
marquessate
marquessates
marquesses (current term)
marqueterie
marqueteries
marquetries
marquetry
marquis
marquisate
marquisates
marquisdom
marquisdoms
marquise
marquises
marquisette
marquisettes
marquisship

Literary usage of Marquesses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"4) peers of the same degrees, as dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons, severally, have precedence according to priority in the creation of their ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"4), peers of the same degrees, as dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons, severally, have precedence according to priority in the creation of their ..."

3. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1903)
"Within the Veronese or Trevisan march itself, the The lords Padun. . •• /, -n 11 • of Romano lords of Romano and the more important marquesses ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"WINCHESTER, EARLS AND marquesses OF. The title of earl of Winchester was first borne by ... .Three of the marquesses of Winchester were men of note. ..."

5. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"Italian history is played by the marquesses of Mont- • •—• ferrat, who for many centuries kept their position as ..."

6. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1856)
"... and Grani'iile,the Duke of Newcastle, and the marquesses qf Clanricarde, Londonderry, and Lansdowne—The resolutions are rejected on a division—Debate on ..."

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