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In Great Britain and historically in Ireland, a marquess ranks below a [[duke]] and above an [[earl]]. A woman with the rank of a marquess, or the wife of a marquess, is a '''marchioness''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|m|ɑː|r|ʃ|ə|ˈ|n|ɛ|s}}.[{{cite web|url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/marchioness?showCookiePolicy=true|title=Marchioness|publisher=[[Collins Dictionary]]|date=n.d.|access-date=22 September 2014}}] The dignity, rank, or position of the title is a marquisate or marquessate. |
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In Great Britain, and historically in Ireland, a marquess ranks below a [[duke]] and above an [[earl]]. A woman with the rank of a marquess, or the wife of a marquess, is a '''marchioness''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|m|ɑː|r|ʃ|ə|ˈ|n|ɛ|s}}.[{{cite web|url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/marchioness?showCookiePolicy=true|title=Marchioness|publisher=[[Collins Dictionary]]|date=n.d.|access-date=22 September 2014}}] The dignity, rank, or position of the title is a marquisate or marquessate. |
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The [[honorific]] prefix "[[The Most Honourable]]" precedes the name of a marquess or marchioness of the [[United Kingdom]].[{{cite web |date=n.d. |title=Marquess and Marchioness |url=http://www.debretts.com/forms-address/titles/marquess-and-marchioness |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110144107/http://www.debretts.com/forms-address/titles/marquess-and-marchioness |archive-date=10 November 2014 |access-date=22 September 2014 |publisher=Debrett's |df=dmy-all}}] |
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The [[honorific]] prefix "[[The Most Honourable]]" precedes the name of a marquess or marchioness of the [[United Kingdom]].[{{cite web |date=n.d. |title=Marquess and Marchioness |url=http://www.debretts.com/forms-address/titles/marquess-and-marchioness |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110144107/http://www.debretts.com/forms-address/titles/marquess-and-marchioness |archive-date=10 November 2014 |access-date=22 September 2014 |publisher=Debrett's |df=dmy-all}}] |
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