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marquisates

marquisates is the plural of marquisate.

Meaning of marquisate

Noun

marquisate (plural marquisates)

  1. The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.
  2. The state or rank of a marquis.
    • he has Mary Boleyn's word for it that the marquisate has bought Henry only the right to caress her sister's inner thigh.2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate, published 2010, page 394

Questions about marquisates

What is marquisates the plural of?
Marquisates is the plural of marquisate.

Words near marquisates in the dictionary

  1. marquis
  2. Marquis of Queensberry rules
  3. Marquis reagent
  4. Marquis reagents
  5. marquisate
  6. marquisates
  7. marquisdom
  8. marquisdoms
  9. marquise
  10. marquises
  11. marquisess

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