Associations to the word «Marquess»

Wiktionary

MARQUESS, noun. A title of nobility, ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.

Dictionary definition

MARQUESS, noun. Nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count.
MARQUESS, noun. A British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl.

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