The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.
marquisess
marquisess
Noun
A marchioness.
masquerade
masquerade
noun
(fandom slang) A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits.
(figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.
(figuratively) An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things.
(obsolete) A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque.
(obsolete, rare) A Spanish entertainment or military exercise in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes.
An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.
(intransitive, figuratively) To pass off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
(transitive, rare) To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.
quizmaster
quizmaster
noun
A person who poses questions to contestants on a quiz show.
romanesque
romanesque
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Romanesque
semiquaver
semiquaver
noun
(music) A sixteenth note, drawn as a crotchet with two tails.
semisquare
semisquare
noun
(astrology) An aspect made by two planets when they are 45 degrees apart from each other.
(geometry) A right isocoles triangle, or such figure of which two form a square.