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marquis meaning in Kannada

ಮಾರ್ಕ್ವಿಸ್

/ˈmɑː.kwɪs/US/mɑɹˈki/

marquis in Kannada: ಮಾರ್ಕ್ವಿಸ್, ಮಾರ್ಕಿಸ್. In English, marquis means a nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by letters patent or letters close.

Kannada words for marquis

ಮಾರ್ಕ್ವಿಸ್, ಮಾರ್ಕಿಸ್

English meaning of marquis

  1. noun A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by letters patent or letters close.
  2. noun Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Bassarona (or Euthalia).

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Questions about marquis in Kannada

What is the meaning of marquis in Kannada?
Marquis in Kannada is ಮಾರ್ಕ್ವಿಸ್, ಮಾರ್ಕಿಸ್.
marquis ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Marquis: ಮಾರ್ಕ್ವಿಸ್, ಮಾರ್ಕಿಸ್.
What does marquis mean in English?
Marquis means a nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by letters patent or letters close.

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Kannada words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “marquis”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: marquis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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