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

marquis

noun
 
/ˈmɑːkwɪs/
 
/ˈmɑːrkwɪs/
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  1. (in some European countries but not the UK) a nobleman of high rank between a count and a dukeTopics People in societyc2
  2. (also marquess)
     (in the UK) a nobleman of high rank between an earl and a dukeTopics People in societyc2
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French marchis, reinforced by Old French marquis, both from the base of march ‘an area of land on the border between two countries or territories’.
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