noun
marchese
noun
1
The Italian title equivalent to marquis, ranking between a count and a duke.
"The old palazzo once belonged to a marchese."
How to Use Marchese
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn Italian noble title, the equivalent of an English marquis.
Word Forms
marcheses plural, marchesi plural, Marcheses plural
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Etymology
Italian, from Late Latin marchensis, related to the same root as "march" in the sense of a border region — a marchese originally governed a frontier territory.