peer vs marquess

peer and marquess both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peer	Yes	No	Yes	No
marquess	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, marquess is a hyponym of peer; that is, marquess is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than peer:

peer: a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
marquess: a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl

Other hyponyms of peer include baron, duke, earl, Earl Marshal, life peer, peer of the realm, viscount, viscountess.

peer (noun)	marquess (noun)
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group	a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage	nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count

peer (verb)	marquess (verb)
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