marquess

Pronunciation:		'murkwis
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl [n] nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count

	Synonyms:	marquis

	See Also:	Lord, noble, nobleman, peer

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Mar"quess\, n. [Cf. Sp. marques. See {Marquis}.] A marquis. {Lady marquess}, a marchioness. [Obs.] --Shak.