Word: marquessates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mar
que
ssates
Definition: Plural of marquessate; [maʁki]) is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies
Morphemes:
Affix: marquess
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a rank or office
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.