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Marchionesses

Scope note

Noblewomen in Europe and Japan, specifically those of the second rank of the nobility of various European countries, or the wives or widows of marquises, ranking immediately below duchesses and above countesses.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000258438

Broader Terms used

noblewomen

Equivalent Terms used

marchioness
marchioness'
marchionesses'

Created

13yrs ago

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