Meaning of marchioness | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The wife of a marquess.
2. A woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.
3. An old-fashioned maid-of-all-work; female servant.
   obsolete, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“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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