marchioness

[ mahr-shuh-nis, mahr-shuh-nes ]

/ ˈmɑr ʃə nɪs, ˌmɑr ʃəˈnɛs /

Origin of marchioness

1770–80; < Medieval Latin marchiōnissa, equivalent to marchiōn- (stem of marchiō) marquis + -issa -ess

See -ess.

The marchioness had written to say that she preferred to have it so.

The Last Chronicle of Barset |Anthony Trollope
After this recital, that the marchioness had listened to with sustained interest, there was a pause.

The Flying Horseman |Gustave Aimard
The marchioness pulled her bell-cord three times for her maid,—a signal for her visitor to retire.

Manasseh |Maurus Jokai
Perhaps the marchioness was not unprepared for such a reception.

Within an Inch of His Life |Emile Gaboriau

He himself was but a guest the more, the entertainer was the Marchioness.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850 |Various

marchioness

/ (ˈmɑːʃənɪs, ˌmɑːʃəˈnɛs) /

the wife or widow of a marquis

a woman who holds the rank of marquis

C16: from Medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine of marchiō marquis