marchese

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mar·che·se

M0102475 (mär-kā′zā, -kĕ′zĕ)n. pl. mar·che·si (-zē) 1. An Italian nobleman ranking above a count and below a prince.2. Used as the title for such a nobleman.
[Italian, from Medieval Latin (comēs) marcēnsis, (count) of the border, from marca, border region, of Germanic origin; see merg- in Indo-European roots.]

marchese

(marˈkeːze) n, pl -si (-zi) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Italy) a nobleman ranking below a prince and above a count; marquis

mar•che•se

(mɑrˈkeɪ zeɪ)

n., pl. -si (-zē). an Italian nobleman equivalent in rank to a marquis. [1510–20; < Italian; see marquis]