• thesporkeffect@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    It’s the feminine version of “marquis” apparently. If anyone else was wondering what the fuck a marchioness was

      • cheeseburger@lemmy.ca
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        7 months ago

        It’s a member of the 24th-century paramilitary organization-terrorist group of the same name of course! Notable members will include Laren, Torres, Chakotay, and even one of the Riker twins.

        • dumpsterlid@lemmy.world
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          7 months ago

          I stopped actually reading your post when I realized I just wanted to make the Star Trek joke but then I realized I was actually in fact reading the Star Trek joke.

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        7 months ago

        It’s a fairly common title, so you should know what it is if you were born West of Turkey.

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          7 months ago

          Bud, the US literally outlawed aristocratic titles. And good riddance to them. The only time a US citizen sees a word like ‘marquis’ is in a world history class in college.

          • Gabu@lemmy.world
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            7 months ago

            Which shows how poor your public education is. The monarchy was disbanded in Brazil in the year 1889; We still learn about it in grade school history.

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          7 months ago

          Ah, you see I was born east of Turkey where titles mean nothing despite being part of the Commonwealth.

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            7 months ago

            My condolences and congratulations on not being born in the US.