MARQUISE Synonyms
4 hypernyms for marquise. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MARQUISE
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| marchioness | noun n | |||||
noun • the wife or widow of a marquis • a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess | ||||||
| countess | noun n | |||||
noun • female equivalent of a count or earl | ||||||
| dame | noun n | |||||
noun • informal terms for a (young) woman • a woman of refinement | ||||||
| duchess | noun n | |||||
noun • the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right | ||||||
| lady | noun n | |||||
noun • a woman of the peerage in Britain • a polite name for any woman • a woman of refinement | ||||||
| noblewoman | noun n | |||||
noun • a woman of the peerage in Britain | ||||||
| peeress | noun n | |||||
noun • a woman of the peerage in Britain | ||||||
| queen | noun n | |||||
noun • the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs • a female sovereign ruler • the wife or widow of a king • something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind • a competitor who holds a preeminent position • offensive term for a homosexual man • one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen • (chess) the most powerful piece • an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males • female cat verb • promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess • become a queen | ||||||
| marquee | noun n | |||||
noun • large and often sumptuous tent • permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. | ||||||