marquises

Variant of marquis

marquis definition

mar·quis (mär′kwis; Fr mȧr kē′)

noun pl. marquises mar′·quises or marquis mar·quis′

in some countries of Europe, a nobleman ranking above an earl or count and below a duke

Etymology: ME markis < OFr marchis (later marquis) < ML marchisus, prefect of a frontier town < marca, a borderland < Frank *marka: see mark

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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