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What is a marquess?

What is a marquess? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A title of nobility ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.
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The minimal controls on mayhem imposed by Broughton were strengthened in 1867 by the marquess of Queensberry.
In 1864 Burges met the man who would be his most important patron: the passionate medievalist John Patrick Crichton Stuart, 3rd marquess of Bute.
The fortunes of the family continued to rise and, in 1789, the 7th Earl, James Cecil, was elevated in the peerage to a marquess.
The wives of a king, prince, duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron are queen, princess, duchess, marchioness, countess, viscountess and baroness respectively.
They watched as the marquess and his new marchioness performed the extraordinary feat of holding their breath for some time.
Geoffrey watched as the clouds began to figuratively darken the marquess ' face.

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