marchioness

Meaning

1. The wife of a marquess.
2. A woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.
3. (obsolete, slang) An old-fashioned maid-of-all-work; female servant.

Synonyms

marquise

aristocrat

Translations

marquise

marquesa

Marquise

marchesa

μαρκησία

markiz

marquesa

marquesa

marquès

marki karısı

marqués

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɑɹʃənɪs/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine form of marchion, from Late Latin marca, from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markō (“area, region, edge, rim, border”).