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marquess

noun
🔊/ˈmɑːkwɪs/
🔊/ˈmɑːrkwɪs/
(also marquis)
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  1. (in the UK) a nobleman of high rank between an earl and a duke（英国）侯爵
    • the Marquess of Bath巴斯侯爵
    compare marchioness
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: variant of marquis.