Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun marquess

2 senses of marquess

Sense 1
marquis, marquess -- (nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count)
       => Lord, noble, nobleman -- (a titled peer of the realm)

Sense 2
marquess -- (a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl)
       => peer -- (a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage)