1. The wife or widow of a marquis 
2. A noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
   - marquise

Derived forms: marchionesses

Type of: Lady [Brit], married woman, noblewoman [Brit], peeress [Brit], wife

Encyclopedia: Marchioness

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