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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count;
[syn: marquis, marquess]

2. a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Marquess \Mar"quess\, n. [Cf. Sp. marques. See Marquis.]
   A marquis.
   [1913 Webster]

   Lady marquess, a marchioness. [Obs.] --Shak.
      [1913 Webster] marqueterie


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

marquess
    n 1: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn:
         marquis, marquess]
    2: a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl