marchesa

noun

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as in countess

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Recent Examples of marchesa Does that would-be contessa or marchesa have to share a sentence with a human tongue twister? — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marchesa
  1. countess
  2. duchess
  3. princess
  4. baroness
  5. marquise
  6. queen
  7. marchioness
  8. viscountess
Noun
  • Jarman and Karen Spencer were previously embroiled in legal proceedings after the archeologist sued the countess in 2024, People and The Times reported.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 19 May 2026
  • But the countess couldn’t stop wondering where Alberta’s dress could be.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Definition of countess
Noun
  • Griffiths mentioned reports that the duchess really wanted to visit the Althorp estate near Birmingham, the ancestral home of the late Princess Diana where she also is buried.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • The duchess won the legal case and undisclosed damages over articles published in The Mail on Sunday and posted on MailOnline.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of duchess
Noun
  • For the challenge, the princess kept it casual, donning a T-shirt and a pair of red North Face mini shorts.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • According to Kensington Palace, the princess’s achievement is an unprecedented feat for a member of the British royal family.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of princess
Noun
  • The late baroness allegedly had a complex relationship with her granddaughter.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 June 2026
  • She is accompanied on her travels by a wealthy baroness, whom the other women come to understand is her lover.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 May 2026
Definition of baroness
Noun
  • Benny Blanco's proposal to Gomez in December 2024 included a Taco Bell picnic and a luxe marquise diamond ring.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Ritani is a great pick for those who want options, with 10 different shape varieties to choose from, including classics like round, cushion, and oval, as well as marquise, pear, and heart.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of marquise
Noun
  • The queen, 78, brought her younger sister Annabel Elliott, 77, to day 10 of the tennis championships on Wednesday, July 8, as Britain battled another intense heatwave, with temperatures expecting to climb to 91°F in London.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • What do an entertaining queen, a pop legend, and a supermodel have in common?
    — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of queen
Noun
  • In 2020, Emma, previously Viscountess Weymouth, became Britain's first Black marchioness when her husband inherited the title upon the death of his father.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • Marjorie Paget, marchioness of Anglesey, wore the necklace to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of marchioness
Noun
  • And while the past tenants of Royal Lodge exuded an elegant lore for the highbrow interests of a viscountess, the Jeffrey Epstein–associated Andrew is shrouded in such scandal that if Royal Lodge had been put on the real estate market, the listing price might have knocked down a few million.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The four episodes feature lots of returning cast members and new faces, but fans of Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Bridgerton (Simone Ashley), the viscount and viscountess, will be disheartened to learn that the couple doesn’t make an appearance in part one.
    — Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of viscountess

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