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marquessate
/ ˈmɑːkwɪzɪt /
noun
- (in the British Isles) the dignity, rank, or position of a marquess; marquisate
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On the 13th of October following the patent of this marquessate was recalled, Robert de Vere then having been raised to a dukedom.
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This house, whose two branches hold each a marquessate, had a great statesman and administrator to establish and enrich it.
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The marquessate of Huntly passed to his cousin and heir-male, George, 5th earl of Aboyne.
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The marquessate of Mantua was made a duchy; and Florence was secured, as we have seen, to the Medici.
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He left no son, but the marquessate was again revived in 1825, for his nephew the 14th earl, whose heir is the present marquess.
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