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🧑‍🎨 A surname 🤵 An Italian nobleman
marchese

marchese

9.9
A nobleman in Italy with rank higher than a count and lower than a duke
  • noun
  • /mɑrˈkeɪzi/
  • Formal
translation icon : marqués
  • The marchese hosted a grand ball at his palace.

Examples

  • Many admired the generosity of the local marchese during the festival.

  • The title of marchese was passed down through generations in his family.

  • The marchese hosted a grand ball at his villa in Florence.

  • Many marcheses attended the royal wedding.

  • The marchese hosted a grand ball at his villa in Florence.

  • Many admired the generosity of the local marchese during the festival.

  • The title of marchese was passed down through generations in his family.

Synonyms

marquis
vsmarchese
6 9.7

A noble person who ranks below a duke and above an earl, often in France

is the same rank but used specifically in Italy

Surface Forms

marchese singular
marchesi plural

Etymology

Marchese is Italian and comes from an old word marca meaning 'border', a name used for lands on the edge of a country. It was first used for a noble who ruled those border lands, which is why a marchese ranks between a duke and a count.