marchioness
Meanings
noun
- The wife of a marquess.
- A woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.
- An old-fashioned maid-of-all-work; female servant.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine form of marchion, from Late Latin marca, from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markō (“area, region, edge, rim, border”).
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