marqués
noun
mar·qués
märˈkās
plural marqueses
-āsə̇s,
-āsə̇z
: a marquess in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries
Word History
Etymology
Spanish marqués & Portuguese marquês, from Old Spanish & Old Portuguese, from Old Provençal marques, from marca boundary, boundary land, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marha boundary, boundary land