Marcus

[mahr-kuhs]

noun

1. Saint. Also died a.d. 336, pope 336.

2. a male given name.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Marcus¹

< Latin Mārcus < *māwortkos pertaining to *Māwort-s Mars

Example Sentences

Along Hadrian’s Wall, we meet Marcus Donatianus, believed to be a North African soldier in the Roman army who led an outfit of Syrian troops that defended the wall against incursions by Caledonian Celts during the second or third century.

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At Oc Eo, an important trading port near Co Loa, Roman coins dating from the reign of Marcus Aurelius have been discovered, suggesting that European merchants may have traveled as far as Southeast Asia in search of rare luxuries such as Chinese silk.

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Marcus Elliott, the founder and director of the applied sports-science company P3, said that previous generations of NBA players wanted to do two things in the offseason: “Get bigger and stronger, or jump higher.”

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Saks Global, which acquired the department store when it bought rival Neiman Marcus for $2.7 billion last year, is also in the process of selling $600 million of real estate.

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It was sold to the now-defunct Broadway-Hale stores, which also owned Neiman Marcus, in 1972.

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