marchioness|marchionesses in English

noun

[mar·chion·ess || 'mɑrʃənɪs /['mɑːʃə'nes]

wife or widow of a marquis; woman holding the rank of marquis herself

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1. After this, there are duchesses, marchionesses, Countesses, visCountesses and baronesses, in descending order.

2. A Countess is a member of nobility who ranks below marquess/marchioness in the British peerage system

3. The term is the third of the five noble classes, which include duke/duchess, marquess/marchioness, earl/Countess, viscount/visCountess and baron/baroness.

4. Also located on the edge of the stone circle is Avebury Manor house, a former home of the Marquess and Marchioness of Ailesbury.

5. Last spring, a story surfaced in the British tabloids claiming that Kate Middleton had a falling out with her Norfolk neighbor, Rose HAnbury, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley

6. HMS Birkenhead was launched on December 30, 1845, by the Marchioness of Westminster, and it was one of the first iron-hulled ships built for the British Royal Navy.Initially, HMS Birkenhead was intended to be a steam frigate, but due to some technical reasons she was converted into a troopship.She was the fastest and most comfortable troop transport ship of the era, capable of …