marquis

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

/ ˈmɑr kwɪs, mɑrˈki; French marˈki /

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noun, plural mar·quis·es [mahr-kwi-siz,] /ˈmɑr kwɪ sɪz,/ mar·quis [mahr-keez; French mar-kee] /mɑrˈkiz; French marˈki/.

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

Words nearby marquis

marquesas islands, marquess, marquessate, marquetry, marquette, marquis, marquis of queensberry rules, marquisate, marquise, marquisette, marrakech

Also British, marquess.

Origin of marquis

1250–1300; Middle English markis < Middle French marquis < Italian marchese < Medieval Latin *(comēs) marc(h)ēnsis (count) of a borderland. See march², -ese

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH marquis

marque marquee marquess marquis marquise

Definition for marquis (2 of 2)

Marquis

[ mahr-kwis ]

/ ˈmɑr kwɪs /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for marquis

The French aristocrat Marquis de Sade once said that “It is only by way of pain one arrives at pleasure.”
The Twisted Sadism of ‘Borgman’|Alex Suskind|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her husband was the Marquis of Lorne when she married him, later the 9th Duke of Argyll.
Queen Victoria's Illegitimate Grandchild|Tom Sykes|November 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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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That same evening, they are entertaining a local landowner, the Marquis de Cambremer.
David's Bookclub: Sodom and Gomorrah|David Frum|September 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We glance over the record of the Cecils, for instance, to find that the present Marquis Pg.
James Watt|Andrew Carnegie
It was not long before their curiosity was satisfied; the marquis came in almost immediately, supported by two servants.
Captain Paul|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
The noble Marquis consequently hoped that the Trojan horse would not be allowed to come within the walls of Parliament.
The Grand Old Man|Richard B. Cook
His successor was the Marquis of Maillebois, who landed in Corsica in spring with a large force.
Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2|Ferdinand Gregorovius
Had not the marquis said that he was too handsome for a priest?
The Grey Cloak|Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for marquis (1 of 2)

marquis

/ (ˈmɑːkwɪs, mɑːˈkiː, French marki) /

noun plural -quises or -quis

(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 Origin for marquis

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

British Dictionary definitions for marquis (2 of 2)

Marquis

/ (ˈmɑːkwɪs) /

noun

Don (ald Robert Perry). 1878–1937, US humorist; author of archy and mehitabel (1927)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

marquis

noun, plural mar·quis·es [mahr-kwi-siz,] /ˈmɑr kwɪ sɪz,/ mar·quis [mahr-keez; French mar-kee] /mɑrˈkiz; French marˈki/.

Words related to marquis

Words nearby marquis

Origin of marquis

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH marquis

Definition for marquis (2 of 2)

noun

Examples from the Web for marquis

British Dictionary definitions for marquis (1 of 2)

noun plural -quises or -quis

Word Origin for marquis

British Dictionary definitions for marquis (2 of 2)

noun