marchesa

marchesa
/mahr kay"zeuh/; It. /mahrdd ke"zah/, n., pl. marchese /-zay/; It. /-ze/.
1. an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
2. the wife or widow of a marchese.
[1790-1800; < It; fem. of MARCHESE]

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