What is another word for marquesses?

Pronunciation: [mˈɑːkwɛsɪz] (IPA)

Marquesses are high-ranking members of the nobility and are often referred to as lords. Synonyms for the word marquesses include earls, dukes, knights, barons, viscounts, and lords. These titles were bestowed upon members of the nobility in medieval times and are still used today. Each title carries different levels of prestige and power, with dukes being the highest-ranked among them. Marquesses, like all members of the nobility, hold significant social status and political power. They were often granted land, wealth, and privileges by monarchs in exchange for their loyalty and service.

What are the hypernyms for Marquesses?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Marquesses

  • Take all your dukes and marquesses and earls and viscounts, pack them into one chamber, call it the House of Lords to satisfy their pride and then strip it of all political power. It's a solution so perfectly elegant and preposterous that only the British could have managed it.
    Charles Krauthammer

Related words: princesses of the French royal court, "Duchesses of Angoulême", marquis, marquise, French nobility, nobles of the French royal court, French nobility, marquisate

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