Marquess | British Noble Title, Definition & History | Britannica
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WEBaristocracy. marquess, Click Here to see full-size table a European title of nobility, ranking in modern times immediately below a duke and above a count, or earl. Etymologically the word marquess or margrave denoted a count or earl holding a march, or mark, that is, a frontier district; but this original significance has long been lost.
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