Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The rank or territory of a marquis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The dignity or lordship of a marquis; when used with reference to Germany, a margravate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis; the territory governed by a marquis.
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- noun The
territory held by amarquis ormargrave . - noun The
state orrank of amarquis .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In a word, our interests bind us together; for think not, Lord Grand Master, that, were these allied princes to regain Jerusalem, and place a king of their own choosing there, they would suffer your Order, any more than my poor marquisate, to retain the independence which we now hold.
The Talisman 2008
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All this internal chain of feudal dependance is artificial and sophisticated; and I would rather hold the baton of my poor marquisate with a firm gripe, and wield it after my pleasure, than the sceptre of a monarch, to be in effect restrained and curbed by the will of as many proud feudal barons as hold land under the Assizes of Jerusalem.
The Talisman 2008
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The royal house of Prussia, the Hohenzollerns, had obtained the marquisate of Brandenburg only in the fifteenthcentury; and Brandenburg, with its sterile soil and dreary bogs, was an ambiguous prize—the “sandbox of the Holy Roman Empire.”
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
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Now, if the marquisate is dangled out of his reach, he will have no thoughts to spare from himself.
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The royal house of Prussia, the Hohenzollerns, had obtained the marquisate of Brandenburg only in the fifteenthcentury; and Brandenburg, with its sterile soil and dreary bogs, was an ambiguous prize—the “sandbox of the Holy Roman Empire.”
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
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The royal house of Prussia, the Hohenzollerns, had obtained the marquisate of Brandenburg only in the fifteenthcentury; and Brandenburg, with its sterile soil and dreary bogs, was an ambiguous prize—the “sandbox of the Holy Roman Empire.”
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
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If you are but little known at Paris, you may there be a count or a marquis as long as you please; if you are connected with the law of finance, though the king should confer on you a real marquisate, you will not, therefore, be monsieur le marquis.
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The royal house of Prussia, the Hohenzollerns, had obtained the marquisate of Brandenburg only in the fifteenthcentury; and Brandenburg, with its sterile soil and dreary bogs, was an ambiguous prize—the “sandbox of the Holy Roman Empire.”
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
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The fine marquisate of Froidfond was accordingly conveyed down the gullet of Monsieur Grandet, who, to the great astonishment of Saumur, paid for it, under proper discount, with the usual formalities.
Eug�nie Grandet 2007
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The royal house of Prussia, the Hohenzollerns, had obtained the marquisate of Brandenburg only in the fifteenthcentury; and Brandenburg, with its sterile soil and dreary bogs, was an ambiguous prize—the “sandbox of the Holy Roman Empire.”
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
yarb commented on the word marquisate
They confirmed the news of the king's death, as well as the Duke of Lerma's misfortune. It appeared, moreover, that this minister, having requested permission to retire to Rome, had not been able to obtain it, but was ordered to confine himself to his marquisate at Denia.
- Lesage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, tr. Smollett, bk 11 ch. 1
October 10, 2008