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marchese

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mar·che·se  (mär-kz, -kz)
n. pl. mar·che·si (-z)
1. An Italian nobleman ranking above a count and below a prince.
2. Used as the title for such a nobleman.
[Italian, from Medieval Latin (coms) marcnsis, (count) of the border, from marca, border region, of Germanic origin; see merg- in Indo-European roots.]
marchese Italian [marˈkeːze]
n pl -si [-zi]
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Italy) a nobleman ranking below a prince and above a count; marquis


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