Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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marchioness | Yes | No | No | No |
Marquise de Maintenon | Yes | No | No | No |
marchioness (noun) | Marquise de Maintenon (noun) |
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a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess | French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719) |
the wife or widow of a marquis |