Marquess is a related term of marchioness.
As nouns the difference between marchioness and marquess
is that marchioness is the wife of a marquess while marquess is a title of nobility, ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.
marchioness
English
Noun
(es)
The wife of a marquess.
Synonyms
* marquise
marquess
Alternative forms
* marquis
Noun
(es)
A title of nobility, ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.
Related terms
* marchioness
* marquise