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Definition of marquise noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

marquise

noun
 
/mɑːˈkiːz/
 
/mɑːrˈkiːz/
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  1. the wife of a marquisTopics People in societyc2
  2. a woman who has the rank of a marquisTopics People in societyc2
    3. compare marchioness
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: French, feminine of marquis.
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