marquis
[ mahr-kwis, mahr-kee; French mar-kee ]
/ ˈmɑr kwɪs, mɑrˈki; French marˈki /
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.
Also
British,
marquess.
Origin of marquis
Words nearby marquis
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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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)