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mar·quess
\ˈmärkwə̇s, ˈmȧk-\ noun
or mar·quis \“, märˈkē, mȧˈ-\
(plural mar·quess·es \-kwə̇sə̇z\ ; or mar·quis·es \-kwə̇sə̇z\ ; or mar·quis \-kē(z)\)
Etymology: Middle English markis, marquis, from Middle French marquis, alteration (influenced by Old Provençal marques & Old Italian marchese marquis) of marchis, from marche boundary, boundary land, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marha boundary, boundary land — more at marque, marchese, mark
1. : a nobleman of hereditary rank in Europe and Japan; specifically : a member of the second grade of the peerage in Great Britain ranking below a duke and above an earl
2. obsolete : marchioness |