Marquess

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Marquess \Mar"quess\, n. [Cf. Sp. marques. See {Marquis}.]
     A marquis.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Lady marquess}, a marchioness. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster] marqueterie



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  marquess
       n 1: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn:
            {marquis}]
       2: a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl