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| mar·chio·ness [ mrshənəss, mrshə néss ] (plural mar·chio·ness·es) |
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noblewoman ranking between duchess and countess: in the United Kingdom, a noblewoman of a rank above countess, or the wife or widow of a marquess
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| [Late 16th century. < medieval Latin marchionissa< marca "borderland" < Germanic] |
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