Meaning of MARQUIS
| Pronunciation: | | 'mârkwis, 'mârkwis
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- [n] nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
- [n] humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
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| | Synonyms: | | Don Marquis, Donald Robert Perry Marquis, marquess |
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| | See Also: | | humorist, humourist, Lord, noble, nobleman | |
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| | Definition: | | Marquis
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mar"quis\, n. [F. marquis, OF. markis, marchis, LL.
marchensis; of German origin; cf. G. mark bound, border,
march, OHG. marcha. See {March} border, and cf.
{Marchioness}, {Marquee}, {Marquess}.]
A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next
below that of duke. 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 patent.
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| | Related Terms: | | archduke, aristocrat, armiger, baron, baronet, blue blood, Brahman, count, daimio, duke, earl, esquire, gentleman, grand duke, grandee, hidalgo, lace-curtain, laird, landgrave, lord, lordling, magnate, magnifico, margrave, noble, nobleman, optimate, palsgrave, patrician, peer, seigneur, seignior, silk-stocking, squire, swell, thoroughbred, upper-cruster, viscount, waldgrave |
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