marquisate means the territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
marquisate is pronounced /ˈmɑː.kwɪ.sət/.
Etymology
From marquis + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it), on the pattern of Middle French marquisat, Italian marchesato.
noun
- The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.
- The state or rank of a marquis.“he has Mary Boleyn's word for it that the marquisate has bought Henry only the right to caress her sister's inner thigh.”