marquisate
/ˈmɑːrkwɪzɪt/
noun
- The rank or title of a marquis or marchioness.
- The marquisate was created by the king in the 17th century.
- She was proud of her family's ancient marquisate.
- He inherited the marquisate after his father passed away.
- The territory or domain ruled by a marquis.
- Farmers in the marquisate paid taxes to the local lord.
- The castle was the center of the small marquisate.
- The marquisate stretched across several valleys in the north.