marchese

[mahr-key-zey; It. mahr-ke-ze]

mar·che·se

[mahr-key-zey; It. mahr-ke-ze]
noun, plural mar·che·si [-zee] .
an Italian nobleman, equivalent in rank to a marquis.

Origin:
1510–20; < Italian; see marquis

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mar·che·sa

[mahr-key-zuh; It. mahr-ke-zah]
noun, plural mar·che·se [-zey; It. -ze] .
1.
an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
2.
the wife or widow of a marchese.

Origin:
1790–1800; < Italian; feminine of marchese
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marchese (marˈkeːze)
 
n , pl -si
(in Italy) a nobleman ranking below a prince and above a count; marquis

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