Associations to the word «Marchioness»

Wiktionary

MARCHIONESS, noun. The wife of a marquess.

Dictionary definition

MARCHIONESS, noun. The wife or widow of a marquis.
MARCHIONESS, noun. A noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats