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Marquess

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmɑː.kwɪs

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolmarqués
Françaismarquis
DeutschMarkgrafMarquis
38 more languages
العربيةالمركيز: نبيل من نبلاء أوروبة واليابانمركيز
Azərbaycan dilimarkiz
Беларускаямаркіз
Bosanskimarkimarkizмаркиз
Catalàmarqués
Češtinamarkýz
Danskmarkis
Ελληνικάμαρκήσιος
Esperantomarkizo
فارسیمارکی
Suomimarkiisi
Gaeilgemarcas
Hrvatskimarkimarkizмаркиз
Magyarmárkiőrgróf
Հայերենմարկիզ
Bahasa Indonesiatumenggung
Íslenskamarkgreifi
Italianomarchesemargravio
日本語オークヤープラヤー侯爵
ქართულიმარკიზი
ភាសាខ្មែរពញាឧកញ៉ា
한국어후작
Latinamarchio
Latviešumarķīzs
Македонскимаркиз
Nederlandsmarkies
Polskimarkiz
Portuguêsmarquês
Românămarchiz
Русскиймаркиз
Српскиmarkimarkizмаркиз
Svenskamarkis
ไทยออกญา
Tagalogmarkes
Türkçemarkimarkiz
Українськамаркіз
O'zbekchamarkiz
Tiếng Việthầu tước

Examples

“Anne Boleyn was created Marquess of Pembroke in 1532”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

marquessate Marquesses marqueter marqueterie marquetry Marquette

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