Marquisate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The rank or territory of a marquis.
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  • n. The territory held by a marquis or margrave.
  • n. The state or rank of a marquis.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis; the territory governed by a marquis.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The dignity or lordship of a marquis; when used with reference to Germany, a margravate.
    • Word Usage
    "All this internal chain of feudal dependance is artificial and sophisticated; and I would rather hold the baton of my poor marquisate with a firm gripe, and wield it after my pleasure, than the sceptre of a monarch, to be in effect restrained and curbed by the will of as many proud feudal barons as hold land under the Assizes of Jerusalem."
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