marquess vs noble

marquess

noun
  • A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl. 

noble

noun
  • An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood. 

  • A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d. 

adj
  • Both isohedral and isogonal. 

  • Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character. 

  • Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid. 

  • Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn. 

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