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marquess Definition:
- A marquess is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The term is also used to translate equivalent Asian styles, as in imperial China and Japan.
| Marquess (n.) A marquis. |
| marquess a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl |
| marquis / marquess nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count |
| Cornwallis / Charles Cornwallis / First Marquess Cornwallis commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence, was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (-) |