marquis
/ˈmɑː.kwɪs/US/mɑɹˈki/
marquis 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.
Noun
marquis (plural marquises or marquis or (obsolete) marquisses)
- 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.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Bassarona (or Euthalia).
Proper noun capitalized: Marquis
Marquis (countable and uncountable, plural Marquises)
- A surname from French.
- A town in Grenada, West Indies.
- A new neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- A rural municipality in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191.
- A village within the Saskatchewan municipality.
marquis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
marquis in Hindi
- मार्किस, मार्कीस
marquis in Tamil
- மார்க்விஸ், மார்க்கிஸ்
marquis in Marathi
- मार्किस, मार्कीस
marquis in Urdu
- مارکوئس, مارکئس, مارکویس
More languagesFewer languages
- marquis in Bengali
- মার্কিস
- marquis in Telugu
- మార్క్విస్, మార్క్విజ్, మార్కిస్
- marquis in Malayalam
- മാർക്വിസ്
- marquis in Kannada
- ಮಾರ್ಕ್ವಿಸ್, ಮಾರ್ಕಿಸ್
- marquis in Punjabi
- ਮਾਰਕੁਇਸ, ਮਾਰਕਿਸ, ਮਾਰਕਿਉਸ
- marquis in Gujarati
- માર્કિસ, માર્કીસ, માર્કીઝ
- marquis in Odia
- ମାର୍କିସ୍, ମାର୍କିସ, ମାର୍କିଜ୍
- marquis in Nepali
- मार्किस, मार्कीस
Forms of marquis
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | marquises |
| plural | marquis |
| alternative form | marquess |
| alternative form | marquesse |
| plural (obsolete) | marquisses |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Marquises |
Origin of marquis
From Middle English markis, from Old French markis, marchis, from Late Latin marchensis, from Old High German marcha and Frankish *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary”). Meaning is “lord of the march”, in sense of march (“border country”).
Borrowed from French marquis.
Words formed from marquis
- macaroni marquis
- marquisate
- marquisdom
- marquisess
- Marquis of Queensberry rules
- Marquis reagent
- marquisship
- Marquis wheat
Phrases with marquis
Questions about marquis
- What does marquis mean?
- 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.
- What is marquis in Hindi?
- Marquis in Hindi is मार्किस, मार्कीस. See Marquis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is marquis?
- Marquis can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce marquis?
- Marquis is pronounced /ˈmɑː.kwɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of marquis?
- The plural of marquis is marquises.
Words near marquis in the dictionary
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