marquess
/ˈmɑː.kwɪs//ˈmɑr.kwɪs/
- n.
- 侯爵，侯爵长子的尊称
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源说明
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).
释义
名词noun
- 1A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl (count).
- 2obsoleteSynonym of marchioness, a female marquess.