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Noun: marquess  maa(r)-kwis
  1. Nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
    - marquis
     
  2. A British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl

Derived forms: marquesses

Type of: Lord, noble, nobleman, peer [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Marquess

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