Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A marquisate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A marquisate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
marquisate .
Etymologies
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marquis + -dom
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Examples
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When she regrets having allowed her better half to go abroad and win a marquisdom.
Hung Lou Meng 2003
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When she regrets having allowed her better half to go abroad and win a marquisdom.
Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao
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Then Charles II’s great mate, Thomas Needham, he was given the marquisdom.
A Hopeless Romantic Harriet Evans 2006
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Then Charles II’s great mate, Thomas Needham, he was given the marquisdom.
A Hopeless Romantic Harriet Evans 2006
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Then Charles II’s great mate, Thomas Needham, he was given the marquisdom.
A Hopeless Romantic Harriet Evans 2006
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