marquess

mar·quess

also marquis M0118800 (mär′kwĭs)n.1. A British nobleman ranking below a duke and above an earl or a count.2. Used as a title for such a nobleman.

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[Middle English marques; see marquis.]

marquess

(ˈmɑːkwɪs) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the British Isles) a nobleman ranking between a duke and an earl2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) See marquis

mar•quess

(ˈmɑr kwɪs)

n. 1. a British nobleman ranking below a duke and above an earl. 2. marquis. (variant of marquis] mar′quess•ate, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	marquess - nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a countmarquisnoble, nobleman, Lord - a titled peer of the realm
	2.	marquess - a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earlpeer - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage

Translations

marquisмаркиз