marque

noun

Origin: ME mark < MFr marque < Prov marca, seizure, reprisal < marcar, to seize as a pledge < marc, token of pledge < Gmc: see mark

noun

1. a nameplate or emblem, as to identify an automobile
2. a brand of a product, esp. of an automobile

Origin: Fr, a sign < marquer, to mark < OIt marcare < marca, a mark < Gmc *marka: see mark