English noun: marchioness | |||
1. | marchioness (person) the wife or widow of a marquis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | married woman, wife | ||
2. | marchioness (person) a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess | ||
Synonyms | marquise | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Lady, noblewoman, peeress | ||
Instance hyponym | Francoise d'Aubigne, Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Maintenon, Maintenon, Marquise de Maintenon, Marquise de Montespan, Marquise de Pompadour, Montespan, Pompadour | ||