marquesses

variants or marquises or marquis
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plural of marquess
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Noun
  • Wilson is an heiress to the Holiday Inn hotel fortune and her husband has long been linked to the princes.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • Peyton, 27, showed small, delicate drawings of princes, aristocrats, historical figures, writers.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, newspaper barons with names like Hearst and Pulitzer got fabulously wealthy.
    Hank Green, Time, 7 May 2026
  • Such hospitality was reserved for a narrow category of humanity, resembling as closely as possible those local barons whose surnames crusted the stones of local cemeteries.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Brown is expected to face multiple charges, including two counts of armed assault with intent to murder, along with weapons offenses.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026
  • Following a jury trial, Pasqual was also convicted of counts of injuring a spouse or partner, first-degree burglary and rape, according to court documents.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
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“Marquesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marquesses. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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