marquess

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marquess

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• marquis (the most common form)
• marquesse (obsolete)

See marquis for etymology. Note also that marquess is very unusual in the English language in that it ends in -ess but is a masculine term. The title is granted only to males (the female equivalent is marchioness).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.kwɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹ.kwɪs/

• Audio (US):

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marquess (plural marquesses)

1. A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.
2. (obsolete) A marchioness.

   Anne Boleyn was created w:Marquess of Pembroke in 1532

• masquers