marquess

Etymology

See marquis for etymology. Note also that marquess is very unusual in the English language in that it ends in -ess but is a masculine term. The title is granted only to males (the female equivalent is marchioness).

noun

  1. A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.
  2. (obsolete) A marchioness.
    Anne Boleyn was created w:Marquess of Pembroke in 1532

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