marchionesses

noun

plural of marchioness
as in princesses

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  1. princesses
  2. queens
  3. marchese
Noun
  • One by one, her companions Sabrina Carpenter, Fergie and Ice Spice obliged, demonstrating that even pop princesses may serve as entertainment when the queen commands.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • The movies take a backseat here as the princesses themselves take center stage.
    — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
Definition of princesses
Noun
  • The bell’s pyramidal face is decorated with depictions of deceased kings and queens, and its toll was believed to invoke ancestral spirits.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026
  • Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.
    — Will Croxton, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Definition of queens
Noun
  • Dessert options include butterscotch bamboloni or Peruvian chocolate marchese.
    — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • The marchese created Sassicaia, a paradigm-breaking cabernet blend that proved greatness could be achieved in Bolgheri, on the Tuscan coast.
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2016
Definition of marchese
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