marquess

noun

Etymology: See marquis for etymology. Note also that marquess is very unusual in the English language in that it ends in -ess but is a masculine term. The title is granted only to males (the female equivalent is marchioness).

1. A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl (count).
2. Synonym of marchioness, a female marquess.

   “Anne Boleyn was created Marquess of Pembroke in 1532”