marchesa

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mär kā′zə; It. mär ke′zä)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mar•che•sa  (mär kā′zə; It. mär ke′zä),USA pronunciation n., pl. -se (-zā; It. -ze).USA pronunciation 
  1. Foreign Termsan Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
  2. Foreign Termsthe wife or widow of a marchese.
  • Italian; feminine of marchese
  • 1790–1800

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