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marquis

noun

  1. noble rank
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː.kwɪs/ / /mɑɹˈki/ / /ˈmɑɹ.kwɪs/

name

Etymology: Etymology tree French marquisbor. English Marquis Borrowed from French marquis.

  1. A surname from French.
  2. A place name:
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noun

Etymology: From Middle English markis, from Old French markis, marchis, from Late Latin marchensis, from Old High German marcha and Frankish *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary”). Meaning is “lord of the march”, in sense of march (“border country”).

  1. A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. 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 letters patent or letters close.
  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Bassarona (or Euthalia).