Marches

proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈmɑːt͡ʃɪz//
//ˈmɒɹt͡ʃəz//

Synonym of Marche: An administrative region in central Italy.

proper noun

1
Also a form of Marchplural of March

proper noun

1
Synonym of Marche: An administrative region in central Italy.
2
The lands in the vicinity of the Welsh-English border.
A good example is Wales and the Marches where most of the great landlords were absentees who, by the mid-fifteenth century, had allowed their administrative and judicial powers to slip into the hands of a corrupt squirearchy.
The Marches also have areas of intensive farming, as well as extensive forestry plantations where nature is struggling to thrive.
3
The lands in the vicinity of the Scottish-English border.
[…] sets forth the romantic story of 'the Laws of the Marches,' […] if a quarrel takes place on the Marches between the two countries [and someone dies], his body shall be brought to the Marches at the day and place within the appointed parts, […]

Etymology

See march (“border area”).

Marcel · A male given name from French.march · A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by…March · The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February…

Marches · Synonym of Marche: An administrative region in central Italy.

marching · Action described by the verb "to march".Marcia · A female given name from Latin.Marcie · A female given name.

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