marquess

FREQ #46806

n. 侯爵, 侯爵长子的尊称

发音

UK /ˈmɑː.kwɪs/
US /ˈmɑɹ.kwɪs/

词形变化

marquesses 复数 marquesses

别名

marquis marquesse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.

    侯爵

  2. 2.

    A marchioness.

    废旧

    Anne Boleyn was created Marquess of Pembroke in 1532

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

marquis

上位词 5

woman lord noble peer nobleman

相关短语

Marquis of Queensberry rules [复数]；昆斯伯里侯爵规则

词源

See marquis for etymology. Note also that marquess is very unusual in the English language in that it ends in -ess but is a masculine term. The title is granted only to males (the female equivalent is marchioness).

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