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marquis
mar·quisn. (mär-kē′)1. pl. mar·quis (-kēz′) a. A nobleman ranking below a duke and above an earl or a count.b. Used as a title for such a nobleman.2. pl. mar·quis·es (-kwĭ-sĭz) (mär′kwĭs) Variant of marquess.
[Partly from French marquis and partly from Middle English marques, both from Old French marquis, marchis, from marche, border country, of Germanic origin; see merg- in Indo-European roots.]marquis (ˈmɑːkwɪs; mɑːˈkiː; French marki) n, pl -quises or -quis (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in various countries) a nobleman ranking above a count, corresponding to a British marquess. The title of marquis is often used in place of that of marquess[C14: from Old French marchis, literally: count of the march, from marche march2]
Marquis (ˈmɑːkwɪs) n (Biography) Don(ald Robert Perry). 1878–1937, US humorist; author of archy and mehitabel (1927)mar•quis (ˈmɑr kwɪs, mɑrˈki)
n., pl. -quis•es, -quis (-ˈkiz) a European nobleman ranking below a duke and above a count. [1250–1300; < Middle French < Italian marchese < Medieval Latin *(comēs) marc(h)ēnsis (count) of a borderland. See march2, -ese] mar′quis•ate (-kwə zɪt) n. Mar•quis (ˈmɑr kwɪs)
n. Don(ald Robert Perry), 1878–1937, U.S. humorist. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Marquis - humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)Don Marquis, Donald Robert Perry Marquis | | 2. |  marquis - nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a countmarquessnoble, nobleman, Lord - a titled peer of the realm |
TranslationsMarquis
marquis (in various countries) a nobleman ranking above a count, corresponding to a British marquess. The title of marquis is often used in place of that of marquess
Marquis Don(ald Robert Perry). 1878--1937, US humorist; author of archy and mehitabel (1927) Marquis (1) In the Carolingian empire, the same as a margrave. (2) In medieval France and Italy from the tenth century, a prominent feudal lord, hierarchically located between a duke and a count. (3) An inherited aristocratic title in several Western European states (France, Italy, Spain). Marquis
Related to Marquis: Marquis de Sade, dictionarySynonyms for Marquisnoun humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)Synonyms- Don Marquis
- Donald Robert Perry Marquis
noun nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a countSynonymsRelated Words |