Definitions for: Marchioness


[n] a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
[n] the wife or widow of a marquis



Webster (1913) Definition: Mar"chion*ess, n. [LL. marchionissa, fr. marchio a
marquis. See Marquis.]
The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank
and dignity of a marquis. --Spelman.

Synonyms: marquise

See Also: Francoise d'Aubigne, Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Lady, Madame de Maintenon, Maintenon, Marquise de Maintenon, Marquise de Montespan, Marquise de Pompdour, married woman, Montespan, noblewoman, peeress, Pompadour, wife

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