Mar"chion*ess (?), n. [LL. marchionissa, fr. marchio a marquis. See Marquis.] The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis. Spelman.
Mar"chion*ess (?), n. [LL. marchionissa, fr. marchio a marquis. See Marquis.]
The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis. Spelman.