marquisate
/ˈmɑː.kwɪ.sət/noun
marquisate is a noun meaning “The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled M-A-R-Q-U-I-S-A-T-E and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 59 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of marquisate is marquisates.
What does marquisate mean?
noun
- 1
The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.
- 2
The state or rank of a marquis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce marquisate?
- UK /ˈmɑː.kwɪ.sət/
Marquisate has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of marquisate
- marquisates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is marquisate?
Marquisate appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Marquisate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marquisat |
| German | Markgrafentum |
| Portuguese | marquesado |
| Spanish | marquesado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does marquisate come from?
From marquis + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it), on the pattern of Middle French marquisat, Italian marchesato.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).