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Recent Examples of marchioness
Marjorie Paget, marchioness of Anglesey, wore the necklace to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
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Amarachi Orie, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
Multiple media outlets begin to publish explainers on the marchioness, but not all of them mention the affair rumors.
—Ellie Hall, Vulture, 9 July 2024
Vanity Fair reported that the marchioness sent him a legal notice.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
The marchioness is among the seven patrons for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), which provides care and support for young children faced with life-threatening diseases.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 May 2023
The wife of a marquis, incidentally, is called a marchioness.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2020
For women, the titles are: duchess, marchioness, countess, viscountess, and baroness.
—Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 23 May 2018
Her closest friend was the adventurous Nadejda Mountbatten, marchioness of Milford Haven.
—Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country, 30 Sep. 2016
Amarachi Orie, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
Multiple media outlets begin to publish explainers on the marchioness, but not all of them mention the affair rumors.
—Ellie Hall, Vulture, 9 July 2024
Vanity Fair reported that the marchioness sent him a legal notice.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
The marchioness is among the seven patrons for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), which provides care and support for young children faced with life-threatening diseases.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 May 2023
The wife of a marquis, incidentally, is called a marchioness.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2020
For women, the titles are: duchess, marchioness, countess, viscountess, and baroness.
—Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 23 May 2018
Her closest friend was the adventurous Nadejda Mountbatten, marchioness of Milford Haven.
—Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country, 30 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marchioness
Noun
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Neither Oh’s dizzy countess nor Nyong’o’s charming, feckless Viola ever takes the reins of this production, but that would be hard to do.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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In a similar vein (pun intended), the 16th-century Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory was rumored to have bathed in the blood of young girls to preserve her youth.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Meghan attended the show to support Piccioli, who was recently tapped to become the creative director for the House of Balenciaga, the duchess's office told USA TODAY.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Actress Natalie Dormer, who plays the duchess in an upcoming ITV drama, has also pulled out of promoting the show.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a romantic nod to Margaret's middle name, Rose, Antony Armstrong-Jones presented his princess with a three-ruby ring, flanked by six smaller diamonds meant to mimic a rosebud, according to Brides.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The rule originates from a moment in royal history involving Queen Elizabeth II, then a princess, who was unprepared in Kenya when her father, King George VI, died in 1952.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ever wanted to be a baron or a baroness?—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
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Redford plays Denys, a big game hunter in Out of Africa, while Streep plays Karen, a baroness.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another shot features a close-up of Gomez's simple bouquet of white flowers, while another highlights her dazzling wedding bands, including the marquise diamond engagement ring Blanco proposed to her with in December 2024.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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In the second photo, Gomez rests her left hand on her new husband's, her marquise diamond engagement ring glinting in the light.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And YouTube, marketing itself as the global hub of fandom cultivation, became queen bee.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Peru’s cumbia family dynasty Grupo 5, Puerto Rico’s versatile Guaynaa, Argentina’s cuartetazo force Luck Ra, Puerto Rican merengue queen Olga Tañón and Cuba’s rising reparto sensation Bebeshito will discuss how their respective genres have the power to cross borders.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Bridgerton viscountess is set to star in yet another love story, this time as a woman whose life is turned upside down by an upcoming wedding and the return of a former flame.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Season 2 will follow Quinn's second book, The Viscount Who Loved Me, and the quest of the eldest Bridgerton, Anthony, to find his viscountess.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
21 June 2023
Noun
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Social status and fashion conspired to make gentlewomen’s footwear of every sort flimsy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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The novelists’ parents were Patrick and Maria Brontë, an Irish clergyman and a Cornish gentlewoman who married in 1812.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Marchioness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marchioness. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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