marquess

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Marquess \Mar"quess\, n. [Cf. Sp. marques. See {Marquis}.]
   A marquis.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Lady marquess}, a marchioness. [Obs.] --Shak.
      [1913 Webster] marqueterie

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