marquess
mar·quess
noun \ˈmär-kwəs\ plural mar·quess·es or mar·quis·es\-kwə-səz\ or mar·quis\-ˈkē(z)\
Definition of MARQUESS
1
: a nobleman of hereditary rank in Europe and Japan
2
: a member of the British peerage ranking below a duke and above an earl
— mar·quess·ate \ˈmär-kwə-sət\ or mar·quis·ate \ˈmär-kwə-zət, -sət\ noun
Variants of MARQUESS
mar·quess or mar·quis \ˈmär-kwəs, mär-ˈkē\
Origin of MARQUESS
Middle English marquis, markis, from Anglo-French marquys, markys, from marche march
First Known Use: 14th century
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