marquis
noun
mär-ˈkē\
variant spelling 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
Marquis
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Definition of Marquis (Entry 2 of 2)
Donald Robert Perry 1878–1937 American humorist
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