'Marchioness' definitions:
Definition of 'marchioness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The wife or widow of a marquis
noun
A noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess [syn: marchioness, marquise]
Definition of 'Marchioness'
From: GCIDE
- Marchioness \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. [1913 Webster]