Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marchioness

/ˈmɑɹʃənɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: mar-chioness
IPA: /ˈmɑɹʃənɪs/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wife of a marquess.

noun

A woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.

noun

An old-fashioned maid-of-all-work; female servant.

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"The first train over the bridge was driven by the Marchioness of Tweeddale, and the engine was No. 602 of the North British Railway Company."
"Rather than believe it, he goes crazy, falls in love with a marchioness, and gives his boodle gladly to a swindling genealogist who promises to establish that his delusions of nobility are justified."
"The beauty and charm of the little marchioness and the tender hearted old colored man, with their mutual affection, forcibly remind the reader of "Uncle Tom" and "Eva.""

Etymology

From Medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine form of marchion, from Late Latin marca, from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markō (“area, region, edge, rim, border”).

Origin

Source language: Proto-Germanic

Word Breakdown

Root: marchionissa, marca, *markōn, *markō

Usage

Inflected Forms

marchionesses (plural) marquise (alternative)

Synonyms

marquise

Questions

How do you pronounce marchioness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑɹʃənɪs/.
What does marchioness mean?: The wife of a marquess.
Where does marchioness come from?: It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

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