marchioness
Noun
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The wife or widow of a marquis (synset 110313434)
is a type of: married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
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A noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess (synset 110313251)
specific instances:
- francoise d'aubigne, madame de maintenon, maintenon, marquise de maintenon - French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)
- francoise-athenais de rochechouart, marquise de montespan, montespan - French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707)
- jeanne antoinette poisson, marquise de pompadour, pompadour - French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
same as: marquise
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