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marquess
mar·quess [ mrkwəss ] (plural mar·quess·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
nobleman between duke and earl: in the United Kingdom, a nobleman ranking between a duke and an earl
[15th century. < Old French marchis< marche (see march2)]

mar·ques·sate [ mrkwə sàyt, mrkwə zàyt ] noun
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