The meaning of Marchionesses

Marchionesses – definition

noun
The wife or widow of a marquess.
Usage examples:
A month later the new marquis was without a marchioness; his wife carolyn filed for divorce.

noun
The wife of a marquess (= a man of high social rank), or a woman who holds a high social rank in her own right

侯爵夫人

Markiezinessen, Markiezin

Marquises, Marquise

Marquisen, Marquise

मार्चियोनेसेस

Marchese, Marchesa

행군, 후작 미망인, 후작부인

Маркизы, Маркиза

Marquesas, Marquesa

Word origin

late 16th century: from medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine of marchio(n- ) ‘ruler of a border territory’, from marcha ‘march’ (see march2).

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noun
The wife or widow of a marquess.
Usage examples:
A month later the new marquis was without a marchioness; his wife carolyn filed for divorce.

noun
The wife of a marquess (= a man of high social rank), or a woman who holds a high social rank in her own right

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