Definition of Marquisates

1. Noun. (plural of marquisate) ¹

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Definition of Marquisates

1. marquisate [n] - See also: marquisate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marquisates

marproof
marque
marquee
marquees
marques
marquess
marquessate
marquessates
marquesses
marqueterie
marqueteries
marquetries
marquetry
marquis
marquisate
marquisates (current term)
marquisdom
marquisdoms
marquise
marquises
marquisette
marquisettes
marquisship
marra
marram
marrams
marranos
marras
marred
marrels

Literary usage of Marquisates

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Seigniorial System in Canada: A Study in French Colonial Policy by William Bennett Munro (1907)
"... of appreciation of his efficient services.1 There seem to have been two marquisates in the territory of New France, but very little is known about them. ..."

2. London Encyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"The dukes, marquises, and counts, were those who received dukedoms, marquisates, and counties, from the king in fiefs ; the captains had the command of a ..."

3. Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and (1823)
"He appointed several hereditary marquisates and counties, but reserved to himself the sovereign jurisdiction in their territories. The liberty of the cities ..."

4. The Letters of Horace Walpole: Fourth Earl of Orford by Horace Walpole (1904)
"Three marquisates going to be given to Lords Cardigan, North. umberland, ... Michel, Prussian Minister in 3 These marquisates were not con- Drogheda. ..."

5. Rambling Recollections by Henry Drummond Wolff (1908)
"The Dukes of Medina Coeli, who were Counts up to 1368, and have been Dukes since 1479, enjoy eight dukedoms, sixteen marquisates, two of them with ..."

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