marquisate

As an adjective rank

is heavy, serious, grievous.

As a noun marquisate is

the territory held by a marquis or margrave.

As a verb state

is .

As a noun marquisate is

the territory held by a marquis or margrave.

As nouns the difference between margrave and marquisate

is that margrave is a feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area while marquisate is the territory held by a marquis or margrave.

As nouns the difference between territory and marquisate

is that territory is a large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district while marquisate is the territory held by a marquis or margrave.