About The Word Marquis
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Marquis
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What's The Definition Of Marquis?
[n] nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
[n] humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937) Synonyms | Synonyms for Marquis: Don Marquis | Donald Robert Perry Marquis | marquess Related Terms | Find terms related to Marquis: archduke | aristocrat | armiger | baron | baronet | blue blood | Brahman | count | daimio | duke | earl | esquire | gentleman | grand duke | grandee | hidalgo | lace-curtain | laird | landgrave | lord | lordling | magnate | magnifico | margrave | noble | nobleman | optimate | palsgrave | patrician | peer | seigneur | seignior | silk-stocking | squire | swell | thoroughbred | upper-cruster | viscount | waldgrave See Also | humorist | humourist | Lord | noble | nobleman Marquis In Webster's Dictionary \Mar"quis\, n. [F. marquis, OF. markis, marchis, LL.
marchensis; of German origin; cf. G. mark bound, border,
march, OHG. marcha. See {March} border, and cf.
{Marchioness}, {Marquee}, {Marquess}.]
A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next
below that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an officer
whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the
kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere
title conferred by patent.
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