marquess (3 a common 16th-17th cent. use)
1.
in Latin
countries, grade of noble rank below those of duke
and count
Mer.V. I. ii. 123
“the Marquess of
Montferrat.”
2.
in England, degree of
the peerage between those of duke and earl
2H6 I. i. 64
“Lord ,”
3H6 III. iii. 164
“
Montague,”
R3 I. iii. 255
“Master
marquess.”
3.
marchioness
H8 V. iii. 169
“Lady
Dorset.”
