nounplural noun marchese/mɑːˈkeɪzeɪ/ /marˈkeze/

• An Italian marchioness.

  ‘For the first three decades of the twentieth century, the fabled Marchesa Luisa Casati (1881-1957) triumphed as the brightest star in European society.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Marchesa Casati presently has three descendants, Lady Moorea Hastings and her sons.’