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MARQUESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("marquess" is a kind of...):

peer (a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count

Synonyms:

marquess; marquis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("marquess" is a kind of...):

Lord; noble; nobleman (a titled peer of the realm)

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