marquisate

/ˈmɑː.kwɪ.sət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

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noun

"he has Mary Boleyn's word for it that the marquisate has bought Henry only the right to caress her sister's inner thigh."

From marquis + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it), on the pattern of Middle French marquisat, Italian marchesato.

marquisates (plural)

barony bishopric county duchy kingdom march margravate margraviate

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How do you pronounce marquisate?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑː.kwɪ.sət/.

What does marquisate mean?

The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.

Where does marquisate come from?

It is traced to Middle French.

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