marquessate
Rank below duchy
A marquessate is the rank, title, or territory of a marquess—the nobility rank between duke and earl.
The term appears primarily in discussions of British and European aristocracy: The marquessate passed to his eldest son.
Like other noble titles, it can refer to the dignity itself or the lands associated with it.
System of noble ranks
- duchyNoble-ruled territory
- earldomNobleman's rank and realm
- viscountcyRank of a viscount
- baronyAristocratic territorial holding
precedence · hierarchy · stratification · gradation · echelon · order · status · nobility
Feudal territory under lord
- vassalageSubordination to a lord
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- suzeraintyControl without full annexation
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
homage · manorialism · demesne · seigneur · overlord · stewardship · bannerman · levy
Area of control
- landsComes to ground
- estateProperty and grounds
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- demesneLord's private estate
province · shire · county · realm · jurisdiction · borough · governance · sovereignty
One of similar standing
- lordNobleman or ruler
- ladyCourteous term for woman
- noblemanMale of aristocratic rank
- noblewomanFemale of high birth
aristocrat · dignitary · hereditary · courtesy · honorific · address · style · coronet
peerage
System of noble ranks
- duchyNoble-ruled territory
- earldomNobleman's rank and realm
- viscountcyRank of a viscount
barony · precedence · hierarchy · stratification · gradation · echelon · order · status · nobility · aristocracy
fiefdom
Feudal territory under lord
- vassalageSubordination to a lord
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- suzeraintyControl without full annexation
liege · homage · manorialism · demesne · seigneur · overlord · stewardship · bannerman · levy · knight
domain
Area of control
demesne · province · shire · county · realm · jurisdiction · borough · governance · sovereignty · territorial
peer
One of similar standing
noblewoman · aristocrat · dignitary · hereditary · courtesy · honorific · address · style · coronet · ermine
marquessateduchy
Noble-ruled territory
earldom · barony · viscountcy · countship · principality
marquessatepeasantry
Rural working class
serfdom · commonalty · yeomanry · bourgeoisie
mark, marches, marquess, marquis, marchioness, marquesses, margrave, marquisate, marchesa