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Definition of Marchioness
1. Noun. The wife or widow of a marquis.
2. Noun. A noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess.
Generic synonyms: Lady, Noblewoman, Peeress
Specialized synonyms: Francoise D'aubigne, Madame De Maintenon, Maintenon, Marquise De Maintenon, Francoise-athenais De Rochechouart, Marquise De Montespan, Montespan, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise De Pompadour, Pompadour
Definition of Marchioness
1. n. The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis.
Definition of Marchioness
1. Noun. The wife of a marquess. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Marchioness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marchioness
Literary usage of Marchioness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Representative British Dramas, Victorian and Modern by Montrose Jonas Moses (1918)
"Women I marchioness. George D'Alroy, these persons should have been sent away.
... marchioness. The insult is from you. I leave you, and I hope that time ..."
2. The Writings of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens, Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1894)
"To make it seem mote real and pleasant, I shall call you the marchioness, do you
hear ? ... The marchioness, holding her cards very tight in both hands, ..."
3. Memoirs of the Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great by Maximilien de Béthune Sully, Walter Scott (1856)
"I then told him that he himself could answer this question better than any other
person; for if he gave the marchioness reason to believe that ..."
4. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet by Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Joseph Dacier (1849)
"The marchioness treated the king with the greatest hospitality and kindness,
making offers ... At the gate of the castle was the marchioness of Montferrat, ..."
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