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MARQUISATES
Noun
marquisates
plural of marquisate
Source: Wiktionary
MARQUISATE
Mar"quis*ate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. marquisat.]
Definition: The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis; the territory governed by a marquis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
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