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marchioness

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mar·chio·ness /ˌmɑːʃəˈnes $ ˈmɑːrʃənəs/ noun [countable]  1. POSITION/RANKthe wife of a marquis 侯爵夫人2. POSITION/RANKa woman who has the rank of marquis 女侯爵
Examples from the Corpus
marchionessShe wanted her daughter to be a marchioness, maintaining that there was nothing wrong with Virginia which marriage wouldn't cure.Go and visit the marchioness to-morrow and tell her the story.The marchioness had set out early, announcing she was going to visit friends near Yellowmead Down.
nthe MarchionessMarchioness, the  na large boat which had been rented for a private birthday party when it was hit by another boat and sunk in the River thames in London in 1989, killing 51 passengers. As a result of the accident, the rules for boats operating in the Thames were made stricter.
mar·chio·ness nounMarchioness, theLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
Corpus a wife the marquis of


marchioness
marchioness /ˌmɑːʃəˈnes $ ˈmɑːrʃənəs/ noun [countable]
1. the wife of a marquis
2. a woman who has the rank of marquis


Marchioness
Marchioness, the
a large boat which had been rented for a private birthday party when it was hit by another boat and sunk in the River Thames in London in 1989, killing 51 passengers. As a result of the accident, the rules for boats operating in the Thames were made stricter.


mar·chion·essBrE /ˌmɑːʃəˈnes/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɑːrʃəˈnes/ 🔊 nouna woman who has the rank of a marquess 女侯爵the wife of a marquess 侯爵夫人   compare marquise