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marquisate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈmɑː.kwɪ.sət/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The state or rank of a marquis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From marquis + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it), on the pattern of Middle French marquisat, Italian marchesato.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَرْكِيزِيَّة (markīziyya) — territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
  • Dutch: markgraafschap — territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
  • Dutch: markizaat — territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
  • French: marquisat — territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
  • German: Markgrafentum — territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
  • Italian: marchesato — territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
  • Japanese: 侯国 (kōkoku) — territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
  • Persian: مارکینشین (mârki-nešin) — territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
  • Portuguese: marquesado — territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
  • Romanian: marchizat — territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
  • Spanish: marquesado — territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
  • Swedish: markgrevedöme — territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
  • Turkish: markilik — territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
  • Ottoman Turkish: ماركیلك (markilik) — territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness
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