marchese

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an Italian nobleman of the rank equivalent to a marquis or marquess

   The marchese arrived late and apologized to the assembled guests.

Borrowed from Italian marchese, 'marquis,' from Medieval Latin marcensis, connected with marca, a frontier or border territory. The title originally designated a lord who governed such a march.

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