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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
marchioness /ˌmɑːʃəˈnɛs, ˈmɑːʃ(ə)nɪs/

▶noun

1 the wife or widow of a marquess.

2 a woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.

– origin C16: from med. L. marchionissa, fem. of marchio(n-) ‘ruler of a border territory’.

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