Marquis meaning
The definition of a marquis is a European nobleman below a duke and above an earl or count.
An example of a marquis was the Marquis de Sade, a French aristocrat and writer who was famous for his erotic novels.
noun
In some countries of Europe, a nobleman ranking above an earl or count and below a duke.
noun
1878-1937; U.S. humorist & journalist.
proper name
Origin of marquis
- Partly from French marquis and partly from Middle English marques both from Old French marquis, marchis from marche border country of Germanic origin merg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- French: marquis; Old French: markis, marchis; Late Latin: marchensis; Old High German: marcha. Frankish *marka, from Proto-Germanic *markÅ, from Proto-Indo-European *mereg- (“edge, boundary").
From Wiktionary
- Meaning is “lord of the march", in sense of march (“border country").
From Wiktionary