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Marquisate vs Marquisdom - What's the difference?

marquisate | marquisdom |

As nouns the difference between marquisate and marquisdom

is that marquisate is the territory held by a marquis or margrave while marquisdom is a marquisate.

marquisate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The territory held by a marquis or margrave.
  • The state or rank of a marquis.
  • *2009 , Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall , Fourth Estate 2010, p. 394:
  • *:he has Mary Boleyn's word for it that the marquisate has bought Henry only the right to caress her sister's inner thigh.

    • marquisdom

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A marquisate.
    • Nobles of the marquisdom of Saluce. — Holinshed.
    (Webster 1913)