marchioness
Meaning
Noun
- The wife of a marquess.
- A woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.
- An old-fashioned maid-of-all-work .
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Origin
- From Medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine form of marchion, from Late Latin marcha, from Frankish *markōn, from Proto-Germanic *markō
- After a character in Charles Dickens' novel The Old Curiosity Shop.
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