marchioness
English Thesaurus
1. a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess (noun.person)
hypernym | : | lady, noblewoman, peeress, |
definition | : | a woman of the peerage in Britain (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | francoise d'aubigne, madame de maintenon, maintenon, marquise de maintenon, |
definition | : | French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | francoise-athenais de rochechouart, marquise de montespan, montespan, |
definition | : | French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | jeanne antoinette poisson, marquise de pompadour, pompadour, |
definition | : | French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764) (noun.person) |
2. the wife or widow of a marquis (noun.person)
hypernym | : | married woman, wife, |
definition | : | a married woman; a man's partner in marriage (noun.person) |
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