| 词汇 | marquess |
| 释义 | marquess noun[ C ] uk /ˈmɑː.kwɪs/ us /ˈmɑːr.kwɪs/ a man of high social rank: 侯爵 In Britain, a marquess ranks above an earl and below a duke. 在英国，侯爵的地位高于伯爵，低于公爵。 See also marquis Royalty, aristocracy & titles accede to something accession anointed anti-monarchical anti-monarchist duke dukedom earl earldom emir mister monarch monarchist morganatic Mr royally Rt. Hon. Shah sheikh sire Examples of marquessmarquess The creation of new earls and marquesses inevitably led the more senior barons and earls to demand restoration of their pre-eminence. No other modern society confers titles with the pretentious nomenclature of duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every lord wanted to be a marquess; every marquess wanted to be a duke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As we have 30 marquesses we could perhaps charge them £750 each, which would bring in £22,500. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The same applies to marquesses, and to some extent to earls although a few of these have been created in recent times. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first marquesses (which are sort of jumped-up earls, as indeed are dukes) were created in 1597 and the first viscount in 1606. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Drugs are not confined to deprived or working-class areas; they are found throughout society—as various marquesses could tell us, according to the newspaper accounts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The same applies to the rank of marquess. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is said by some that one should make one's presence felt and should sit among the barons, not the marquesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can only assume that certain noble and nervous marquesses give them ground for supposing that they really represent the opinion in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In another place dukes, marquesses, earls and lords are ready to help. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are 28 marquesses and 157 earls and countesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first is that the person concerned is a marquess. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt, the ancient medieval dukes and marquesses performed certain services to the monarch of their day, and they received the honours of the day for rendering such service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No marquess has been created since 1936. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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