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Word: Marchioness
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine of marchio(n-) ‘ruler of a border territory’, from marcha ‘march’ (see march)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
mɑːʃəˈnɛs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the wife or widow of a marquess.
Short Definition:wife or widow of marquess
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