marquisate

mar·quis·ate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mahr-kwuh-zit]
- /ˈmɑr kwə zɪt/
- /mˈɑːkwɪsˌeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahr-kwuh-zit]
- /ˈmɑr kwə zɪt/

Definitions of marquisate word

noun marquisate the rank of a marquis. 1
noun marquisate the territory ruled by a marquis or a margrave. 1
noun marquisate The rank or dignity of a marquess or marquis. 1
noun marquisate the rank or dignity of a marquis 0
noun marquisate the domain of a marquis 0

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Origin of marquisate

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

1540-50; marquis + -ate3, as translation of French marquisat, Italian marchesato

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Parts of speech for Marquisate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Marquisate

marquisate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

marquisate usage trend in Literature

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