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marquis


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Marquis  \Mar"quis\,  n.  [F.  marquis,  OF  markis,  marchis,  LL 
  marchensis  of  German  origin;  cf  G.  mark  bound,  border, 
  march,  OHG.  marcha.  See  {March}  border,  and  cf 
  {Marchioness},  {Marquee},  {Marquess}.] 
  A  nobleman  in  England,  France,  and  Germany,  of  a  rank  next 
  below  that  of  duke.  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  patent. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  marquis 
  n  :  nobleman  (in  various  countries)  ranking  above  a  count  [syn: 
  {marquess}] 




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