marquisate
/ˈmɑːkwɪzɪt/(亦作marquessate)
noun
1- the rank or dignity of a marquess or marquis侯爵身份(或封号)。
1.1
- the territorial lordship or possessions of a marquis or margrave侯爵领主身份; 侯爵领地。
词源
early 16th cent.: from MARQUIS, on the pattern of words such as French marquisat, Italian marchesato.