marquis

¹

[ mahr-kwis, mahr-kee; French mar-kee ]

noun

, plural mar·quis·es [mahr, -kwi-siz] mar·quis [mahr-, keez, m, a, r, -, kee].

1. a nobleman ranking next below a duke and above an earl or count.

Marquis

²

[ mahr-kwis ]

noun

1. Don(ald Robert Perry), 1878–1937, U.S. humorist and poet.

Marquis

¹

/ ˈmɑːkwɪs /

noun

1. MarquisDon(ald Robert Perry)18781937MUSWRITING: humorous writer Don ( ald Robert Perry ). 1878–1937, US humorist; author of archy and mehitabel (1927)

marquis

²

/ mɑːˈkiː; ˈmɑːkwɪs; marki /

noun

1. (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

Word History and Origins

Origin of marquis¹

1250–1300; Middle English markis < Middle French marquis < Italian marchese < Medieval Latin *( comēs ) marc ( h ) ēnsis (count) of a borderland. See march ², -ese

Word History and Origins

Origin of marquis¹

C14: from Old French marchis, literally: count of the march, from marche march ²

Example Sentences

The French aristocrat Marquis de Sade once said that “It is only by way of pain one arrives at pleasure.”

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Marquis-Boire has extensively researched DaVinci and Finfisher malware, and says Blackshades is a bit different.

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Her husband was the Marquis of Lorne when she married him, later the 9th Duke of Argyll.

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Marquis says online ads, phone calls, and follow-up emails soliciting money directly for Ken Cuccinelli will follow shortly.

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Marquis et al. are looking to fry a much bigger, much blonder political fish.

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I am afraid, Monsieur le Marquis, that I shall be interfering with your arrangements?

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Condillac after the marquis's death had refused to pay tithes to Mother Church and has flouted and insulted the Bishop.

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He inclosed it under a cover to the Marquis Santa Cruz, who had a villa in the neighbourhood.

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He directed the brief letter to the Marquis de Montemar, and left it on the table.

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"Soldiers, attend the Marquis de Montemar to the gates," coldly replied the warden.

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Related Words

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